Six works with sacred features, in six different languages, from Latin to Russian, based on a selection of three texts from the Old and New Testaments (Genesis, Lamentations and Passion) and on three popular texts from the three composer’s distinct origins. Silêncio brings us a contemporary look on the common book to the three most representative Christian religions: Orthodox, Protestant and Catholic and, simultaneously, the three different composers’ views - Moody, Smith and Madureira - representatives of three aesthetic and cultural experiences. Sete Lágrimas, directed by the tenors Filipe Faria and Sérgio Peixoto, is a musicians’ consortium specialised in early and contemporary music that explores in each programme the thin boundary between classical music and the secular traditions. This concert is preceded by a chat with the composers and the musicians, counting also with the attendance of José Antonio Falcão (Director of the Historical and Artistic Department of the Braga Diocese) and Tolentino Mendonça (Theologian).
[This project endorses the 25th year celebration of the Beja Diocese Department of Historical and Artistic Heritage and it is supported by the Ministry of Culture and the Arts General Direction].
CREDITS
FILIPE FARIA tenor and artistic director
SÉRGIO PEIXOTO tenor and artistic director
ZSUZSI TÓTH soprano
PEDRO CASTRO recorders, barroque oboe and oboe da caccia
INÊS MOZ CALDAS recorders
HUGO SANCHES theorbo and lute
DIANA VINAGRE violone
SETE LÁGRIMAS | 2009 
Kleine Musik - Ivan Moody | SETE LÁGRIMAS
PROGRAMME Ivan Moody (n. 1964)
По небу гулял месяц ясный (Pelo céu estava a passear a lua nova) (anon. Rússia)
Andrew Smith (n. 1970)
Edi beo thu, hevene quene (Louvada sejas, Rainha dos céus) anon., Inglaterra, sec. XIII)
João Madureira (n. 1971)
Porque ben Santa Maria sabe os seus dões dar (anon., Cantiga de Santa Maria, Península Ibérica, sec. XIII)
Ivan Moody
Γένεσις I-III (Genesis I-III)
Andrew Smith
Lamentation I-III
João Madureira
Passio I-III
CREDITS
Rita Santos
Jules-Louis Machard, Study for "Saint Cecilia Ecstasy", 1878, Santiago do Cacém, Sacred Art Museum, inventory nr. Dep 220 © Beja Diocese Historical and Artistic Heritage Department.
