Het Pergolesi Ensemble: Stabat Mater

There is no better way to take a moment of reflection in the run-up to Easter than by listening to Pergolesi's famous Stabat Mater. It is one of the most beautiful, most compelling pieces of religious classical music. This poem, about Mary's sorrow at the foot of the cross, inspired many composers including the Naples-based Giovanni Battista Pergolesi. It would become one of his last works.

Het Pergolesi Ensemble: Stabat Mater

Location

De Waalse Kerk

Walenpleintje 159

1012 JZ Amsterdam

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Contact

0206232074

info@dewaalsekerk.nl

Stabat Mater

Soprano Marianne Selleger first came into contact with the piece during her studies at the famous Mozarteum in Salzburg. She has always continued to sing it, first with a string quartet, but when she discovered how beautifully the fullness of a saxophone quartet matched this piece, she continued. Thus, together with Wendeline van Houten (soprano), the Pergolesi Ensemble was born.

They give a passionate and emotional performance, which will make many shed a tear. The music is about loss, but also about survival and hope and thus touches the core of the Easter message. The piece is comforting to all who have grieved the loss of a loved one, a theme that is unfortunately extra appropriate in these times of war.

Program

Stabat Mater - GB Pergolesi

Musicians

Wendeline van Houten - soprano

Marianne Selleger - alto

Leo van Oostrom - soprano saxophone

Tilen Lebar - alto saxophone

Dirk Hooglandt - tenor saxophone

Michiel van Dijk - baritone saxophone