Gaudete!

The I Fedeli ensemble revives the festive wind sounds of the Renaissance and early Baroque. Jubilant choirs of angels from Lower Austria merge as it were with celestial instruments and the impressive voice of the Argentinian singer Cecilia Colombo Arellano. Moody motets and songs for the Advent season from the 16th and 17th century announce Christmas time and inaugurate the Nox Illuminata festival.

Programme Works by Giovanni Gabrieli, Heinrich Schütz and Claudio Monteverdi

I Fedeli: Josue Melendez, Gawain Glenton zink, Catherine Motuz trombone, Ann Allen alto- and tenor-pommer, tenor-dulcian, Katharine Andres alto- and tenor-pommer, alto-dulcian, Nora Hansen dulcian. Cecilia Arellano Colombo voice, Catalina Vicens, Marcus Hufnagl organ. Profact-Chor (Flora Königsberger chorus director), ensemble uni-sono (Oliver Stech, Micha Sengschmid chorus director). Concept and staging Ann Allen. Lighting design and visuals Mark Searle. Stage Isabelle Born, Eveline Senn

Festival Nox Illuminata