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June 19, 20:30
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The Netherlands
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Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Amsterdam Spem in alium – Dance production +
In this unique and exclusive project, forty Vox Luminis singers enter into a dialogue with the refined dance language of Japanese choreographer Saburo Teshigawara. Teshigawara is a master at translating classical music into dance. Together they perform the haunting Spem in alium, complementing this with other gems of English music from the 16th to the 20th century. An experience that promises to be both impressive and stunningly beautiful.
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June 18, 20:30
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The Netherlands
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Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Amsterdam Spem in alium – Dance production +
In this unique and exclusive project, forty Vox Luminis singers enter into a dialogue with the refined dance language of Japanese choreographer Saburo Teshigawara. Teshigawara is a master at translating classical music into dance. Together they perform the haunting Spem in alium, complementing this with other gems of English music from the 16th to the 20th century. An experience that promises to be both impressive and stunningly beautiful.
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June 15, 16:00
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Thomaskirche, Leipzig TOP 50 Bach Cantatas VII +
Bachfest Leipzig presents for the second time the Cantata Ring. For six months, people around the world were able to vote to determine the top 50 Bach cantatas. More than 7,000 votes were cast, and the results – kept secret until the festival – will be presented from 12 to 17 June 2026 in the style of a radio programme: starting with No. 50 and working down to No. 1!
Vox Luminis is one of six privileged ensembles to perform this project and will present cantatas ranked 24th to 21st. |
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June 13, 13:00
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Germany
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Nikolaikirche, Leipzig TOP 50 Bach Cantatas III +
Bachfest Leipzig presents for the second time the Cantata Ring. For six months, people around the world were able to vote to determine the top 50 Bach cantatas. More than 7,000 votes were cast, and the results – kept secret until the festival – will be presented from 12 to 17 June 2026 in the style of a radio programme: starting with No. 50 and working down to No. 1!
Vox Luminis is one of six privileged ensembles to perform this project and will present cantatas ranked 42nd to 38th. |
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June 7, 17:00
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Germany
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St. Maria im Kapitol, Cologne Ein deutsches Barockrequiem +
For his deutsches Requiem, Brahms was able to compose his own liturgy, as the Lutherans were not familiar with the Mass for the Dead. Vox Luminis follows its own path, exploring well-known and lesser-known pages of its repertoire, working with the same texts that Brahms used.
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May 28, 20:30
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France
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Basilique cathédrale, Saint-Denis Magnificat in D (BWV 243) – J.S. Bach Vox Luminis +
In December 1723, Johann Sebastian Bach had just taken up his post as Cantor at St Thomas’s Church in Leipzig. He then composed one of his most famous works for 25 December: the Magnificat. This piece would become one of the greatest European masterpieces of sacred music.
In November 1739, Georg Friedrich Handel premiered his Ode to Saint Cecilia on the feast day of the patron saint of music. This composition, somewhere between a cantata and an oratorio, extols the role of music in the harmony of the universe. |
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May 17, 17:00
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Switzerland
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St. Johann, Schaffhausen Mass in B minor (BWV 232) – J.S. Bach +
No one knows why, at the end of his life, a Protestant composer gathered up all his knowledge and expertise and expanded a previous arrangement of the Kyrie and the Gloria – a so-called Missa brevis from 1733 – into an entire Catholic Mass. It doesn’t matter anyway. The fact is that in this magnum opus, Bach succeeded in combining beauty and polyphonous complexity like never before. Bach at his best!
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May 16, 19:30
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Germany
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TauberPhilharmonie, Weikersheim Mass in B minor (BWV 232) – J.S. Bach +
No one knows why, at the end of his life, a Protestant composer gathered up all his knowledge and expertise and expanded a previous arrangement of the Kyrie and the Gloria – a so-called Missa brevis from 1733 – into an entire Catholic Mass. It doesn’t matter anyway. The fact is that in this magnum opus, Bach succeeded in combining beauty and polyphonous complexity like never before. Bach at his best!
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May 15, 20:00
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Germany
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Kloster Knechtsteden, Dormagen Mass in B minor (BWV 232) – J.S. Bach +
No one knows why, at the end of his life, a Protestant composer gathered up all his knowledge and expertise and expanded a previous arrangement of the Kyrie and the Gloria – a so-called Missa brevis from 1733 – into an entire Catholic Mass. It doesn’t matter anyway. The fact is that in this magnum opus, Bach succeeded in combining beauty and polyphonous complexity like never before. Bach at his best!
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May 8, 20:00
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Belgium
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Concertgebouw, Bruges Birthday Odes – H. Purcell +
In his brief life, Henry Purcell managed to rise high and forge important relationships, even at the English royal court. Lionel Meunier and Vox Luminis reveal how Purcell managed to delight and surprise Queen Mary with festive birthday wishes in his Birthday Odes. Trumpets, exquisite choral work and an exuberant call to the people to join in the celebrations… more than enough to guarantee a lavish party.
Coproduction: Perpodium |
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