Tiburtina Ensemble & Oltremontano Antwerpen
Memling’s Angels
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Livestream of the concert in the Domkerk, Utrecht on 7 September 2025 at 17:00 hours CEST.
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About this concert
Gathered for a huge, true-to-life reproduction of the altarpiece God the Father with Music-making Angels, Tiburtina Ensemble and Oltremontano breathe new life into Hans Memling’s imagination of 15th-century musical practices. For this special project, historical instruments were recreated exactly as depicted by the Bruges master. Gregorian chants and polyphony from late medieval Flemish sources form a portal to Memling’s vision of paradise: a living sound tableau that stimulates all the senses.
Programme
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Plainchant
Prosa: Ave Maria gracia plena
(from: Graduale Brugge, 1506) -
Guillaume Dufay
Gloria ad modum tubar
Fuga duo[rum] temp[orum]
(from: Trent Manuscript 90, Italy c1460)
Hymn: Proles de caelo1397-1474 -
Plainchant
Introit: In excelso throno
(from: Graduale Brugge) -
Plainchant / arr. Andrew Lawrence-King
Paradisi porte
1959* -
Plainchant
Sequentia: Alma cohors Domini
(from: Graduale Brugge) -
John Dunstaple
Motet Christe sanctorum / Tibi Christe
c1390-1453 -
Plainchant
Improperia: Popule meus
(from: Graduale, Sint-Baafsabdij Gent, 1469) -
Anonymous / arr. Andrew Lawrence-King
Danse de Cleves
(from: MS 9085, Royal Library Brussels, c1470)15th century -
Guillaume Dufay
Hymn: Ad cenam agni Providi
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Plainchant
Sequentia: Ave, mundi spes, Maria
(from: Graduale Brugge) -
Jacob Obrecht
Den haghel ende die calde snee
1457/58-1505 -
Plainchant
Antiphon: Paradisi porte
(from: Antifonarium Gent, 1522) -
Adam Bregman
Salve Regina
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John Dunstaple
Magnificat secondi toni
Programme subject to change
Musicians
- Tiburtina Ensemble
- Barbora Kabátková, Hana Blažíková, Tereza Böhmová soprano
- Daniela Čermáková, Anna Chadimová Havlíková, Kamila Mazalová alto
- Kateřina Ghannudi harp
- Oltremontano Antwerpen
- Wim Becu trompette de menestrel, buisine
- Elisabeth Schollaert schawm
- Raphaël Robyns trompette de menestrel
- Philippe Malfeyt lute
- Anna-Liisa Eller psaltery
- Catalina Vicens organetto
- Elizabeth Sommers fiddle, tromba marina
About the performers
Tiburtina Ensemble is based in Prague and directed by Barbora Kabátková. The group of female vocalists was formed in 2008 by former members of the Schola Benedicta. Tiburtina Ensemble’s repertoire mainly consists of Gregorian chant and medieval polyphony. The ensemble is particularly focused on accurate text declamation, grounding their approach in research into contemporary theory and musical practice.
Oltremontano Antwerpen, directed by Wim Becu, specializes in alta capella music of the 15th and 16th centuries, featuring cornetts, trombones, and double-reed instruments. The ensemble’s name refers to the Flemish polyphonists who shaped the European musical style. With a vocal playing style and thorough source research, Oltremontano brings to life both masterpieces by Gabrieli, Praetorius, and Monteverdi, and hidden gems by lesser-known composers like Lambert de Sayve.