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Sounds of Decameron
With this programme, we travel back to 14th-century Florence, a time when the Black Death 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 playfully reflected in concert with the vibrant Florentine Trecento repertoire of ballata, madrigale and dances.
Sounds of Decameron
Fortune, will you spare us?
Fortuna
In late medieval thought, Fortuna embodied pure chance: unpredictable, capricious, and all-powerful, her wheel ever in motion.
The fate of this concert lies in the hands of the audience. By rolling the dice, the audience determines the order of the program and thus the fate of Ensemble Pampinea on this journey. Each roll changes the musical course and makes this performance unique—a reminder that in the realm of Fortuna, all certainty is an illusion. 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.
Splendours of the Flemish Renaissance:
A Tribute to Jan van Eyck
Step into the vibrant world of the Burgundian court, where music and visual art flourished together. Surrounded by projections of Jan van Eyck’s masterpieces, audiences are immersed in the soundscape of his musical contemporaries.
Featuring works by Gilles Binchois, Guillaume Du Fay, and Johannes Ockeghem, the program celebrates the artistic brilliance of the 15th century. Chanson gems such as Se la face ay pale and Triste plaisir et douleureuse joie are brought to life through Emilė’s voice and an evocative blend of historical instruments, including recorder, clavisimbalum, pipe and tabor, and double recorder.
A Tribute to Jan van Eyck
Musik, Städte, Kulturen: The early Swiss Renaissance
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Woven through three cities and five remarkable individuals, this concert program reveals a vibrant cultural networks where music, ideas, and people interacted and travelled across borders.
The early sixteenth century was an age of uncertainty, but also one of humanist thought and unprecedented cultural exchange, driven by personal mobility, the invention of the printing press, and the rise of universities. Letters, manuscripts and historical documents trace the connections among Bonifacius Amerbach, Hans Kotter, Johannes Wannenmacher, Cosmas Alder and Ludwig Senfl, whose lives formed a rich web of intellectual and artistic relationships.
Ensemble Pampinea brings the sounds of this interconnected Renaissance world to life through the Clavicytherium, Viola d’arco, Renaissance recorders and naturally, the voice.
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