Sounds of Decameron
We travel to 14th-century Florence, a time when the Black Death plague was devastating Europe. Inspired by Boccacio’s Decameron, Pampinea seeks refuge in a secluded villa on the outskirts of Florence with nine companions. During the midday sun, they pass the time in the cool shade of a blossoming garden, telling stories... The variety of stories is reflected in the
Florentine Trecento repertoire.
Fortune, will you spare us?
The audience is immersed in the repertoire of
Ars Nova and Ars Subtilior, featuring works by Gillaume de Machaut and pieces from the Chantilly and Cypriot Codices. The unpredictable nature of Fortuna is presented through a dice roll placed in the audience's hands: the outcome determines the program’s order, and thus the fate of the ensemble on stage. What remains beyond the reach of chance is the medieval worldview – Fortuna is never fixed, always turning.
‘Pictures at an Exhibition’
In memory of the Flemish artist Jan van Eyck
A concert with music from the Burgundian court of the 15th century: this programme presents compositions by Jan van Eyck's contemporaries such as Binchois, Dufay, Busnois and Morton on historical wind and keyboard instruments. Let the soundscape around van Eyck's masterpieces resonate.