El Cant de la Sibil.la & Draumkvedet

El cant de la Sibil.la & Draumkvedet

Mystical songs between the visible and the invisible: The great ancient mystery chants of Spain and Norway

This is a program where the Hirundo Maris ensemble delves into two mystical chants that oscillate between the visible and the invisible and are rooted in the Middle Ages. Thanks to their beauty and magic, they have been sung throughout the centuries, keeping this ancient tradition alive to our times. Hirundo Maris reconnects the north with the south through these ancient origins, but it is in the medieval and Renaissance periods that they gain strength and musical journey filled with mystery. Both the song of the Sibyl and Draumkvedet have are sung in the vernacular language, in this case Catalan and Norwegian. Both el cant de la Sibil.la and Draumkvedet are sung on Christmas night and carry an apocalyptic, prophetic message: they are divine visions-revelations transmitted to humanity, the end of a world, and the birth of a new world. A mystical journey to the end of time.

Ensemble Hirundo Maris:

Arianna Savall - soprano, gothic harp, singing bowls
Petter Udland Johansen - tenor, hardingfele, renaissance fiddle
Ian Harrison - whistles, border pipe, bagpipe, mute cornett, shawm
Sveinung Lilleheier - dobro d’amore
Miquel Angel Cordero - medieval bass fiddle, violone
David Mayoral - percussions, bells, santur
Ensemble Vocal de Saint-Maurice
Conductor: Charles Barbier, P. U. Johansen