Igal aastal detsembri viimastel päevadel korraldab Voces Musicales kontserdi, kus esitamisele tuleb üks maailmaklassikasse kuuluv vokaalsümfooniline suurteos. Seekord on valitud teoseks Georg Friedrich Händeli oratoorium “Messias”.

MARIA LISTRA (SOPRAN)
ALEX CHANCE (KONTRATENOR, INGLISMAA)
GUY CUTTING (TENOR, INGLISMAA)
ALVAR TIISLER (BASS)
KAMMERKOOR VOCES MUSICALES
BAROKKORKESTER FLORIDANTE
KONTSERTMEISTER PETER SPISSKY (TAANI)
DIRIGENT PETER PHILLIPS (INGLISMAA)

Omamoodi müüdiks ja ajastu kultuurimonumendiks saanud Händeli oratoorium “Messias” tuleb ettekandele 29. detsembril Tartu Pauluse kirikus ja 30. detsembril Tallinna Jaani Kirikus. Kontsert on eriline selle poolest, et dirigendipulti astub Peter Phillips, maailma üks kõige tuntumaid vanamuusika dirigente ning ansambli Tallis Scholars kunstiline juht. Solistidena teevad kontserdil kaasa Tallis Scholars liikmed kontratenor Alex Chance ja tenor Guy Cutting ning Eestist sopran Maria Listra ja bass Alvar Tiisler.

Kontserdid korraldab Voces Musicales, professionaalse suunitlusega kammerkoor, mille repertuaar hõlmab kogu lääne muusikalugu – ulatudes vanamuusikast (Tallis, Victoria, Palestrina jt) nüüdisheliloojate uudisteosteni (Holten, Tulev, Tulve, Seppar, Steiner, Krigul jt) – ja sisaldab olulist osa maailma koorimuusika klassikast. Hiljuti 20. sünnipäeva tähistanud Voces Musicales on kõrgetasemeliste kontsertide eest pälvinud mitmeid auhindu, sealhulgas Kultuurkapitali helikunsti sihtkapitali aastapreemia.

/ IN ENGLISH /

On the very last days of each December, Voces Musicales holds a concert where a grand vocal-symphonic piece from amongst the world classics is performed. This year it is Georg Friedrich Händel’s oratorio Messiah.

The piece that has become a kind of myth and a cultural monument of its era will be performed on the 29th December in Tartu St. Paul’s Church and on the 30th December in Tallinn St John’s Church. The concert is a special one since the conductor’s baton is in Peter Philips’s hands – one of the most known early music conductors in the world and the art director of the Tallis Scholars ensemble. Amongst the soloists performing at the concert, there will be members of the Tallis Scholars – countertenor Alex Chance and tenor Guy Cutting, but also Maria Listra (soprano) and Alvar Tiisler (bass) from Estonia.

The concert is organized by Voces Musicales – a semi-professional chamber choir, which repertoire covers the whole western music – from early music (Tallis, Victoria, Palestrina etc.) to the fresh pieces by modern composers (Holten, Tulev, Tulve, Seppar, Steiner, Krigul etc.) – and also a significant part of world choir music classics. Voces Musicales that only recently celebrated its 20th anniversary has received several awards for its high-level concerts, including the annual music award of the Estonian Culture Endowment.