MISA TANGO - Martin Palmeri - Konzert mit Tanz
Tango and church - two worlds that seemingly do not fit together? Not at all, as the upcoming concert event by the chamber choir “cantus aurumque e.V.” based in Mühldorf/Inn will demonstrate. The choir, which spans regions and generations, with singers from Bavaria and Upper Austria, wishes to delight the audience with the internationally successful work, the “Misa a Buenos Aires – Misatango” by Argentine composer Martín Palmeri. Highly acclaimed musicians have been engaged for this project: Eva Barbarino on piano, mezzo-soprano Veronika Sammer, Christian Gerber, one of the most sought-after bandoneonists of the younger generation in Europe, the AroC Quartet with musicians from the Gärtnerplatztheater, the Philharmonie Bad Reichenhall, and the Brucknerorchester Linz, featuring concertmaster Cora Stiehler. An additional, special appeal is added to the event by the dance interpretation of the work by the dance couple Tango Lugo - Michaela Brandl de Lugo and Fabian Lugo.
Composer and work:
Palmeri's compositional focus lies in choral works. He arranged songs by well-known tango greats for choir and orchestra, but with his 1996 composed “Misa a Buenos Aires” and the 2012 following “Magnificat,” he has opened the door of tango to church music. He succeeded in creating a wonderful synthesis of the Latin liturgy and the Tango Nuevo developed by Astor Piazzolla since 1955.
While the choir follows the classical structure of the Catholic liturgy, tango elements flow into the ensemble accompaniment: on one hand, the orchestra consists of piano, string instruments, and bandoneon, but also sound colors and rhythms orient themselves to the tango. However, both compositional elements remain with their respective character traits, allowing the choir to devote itself entirely to the implementation of the mass text while the instruments contribute the defining tango elements.
Initially, Argentine tango was considered disreputable due to its origins in immigrant neighborhoods and brothels, and was banned by the church. Therefore, the merging of liturgical texts and the rhythm-oriented, Latin American dance may not seem obvious at first glance. However, tango is not just music and dance. Rather, it embodies passion, nostalgia, pain, longing, deep feelings... Thus, through tango, the liturgical content of the text can be expressed with a variety of emotions: pain and sorrow through the crucifixion of Jesus, joy over the resurrection, fear of torment, plea for peace.
Copyright: Cantus aurumque
Admission: 6:30 PM
Hallo, ich bin Maya.
