FONOS - The Italian Dream

As Italy of the 16th century once again claimed its place as the artistic heart of Europe, it became a crucible of creativity not solely through its own sons and daughters but through the vital contributions of those who lived on its margins. Foreign composers, women artists, and those displaced by faith or war found themselves at the edges of the Italian cultural sphere, yet their voices and visions profoundly shaped its artistic core. This program seeks to illuminate those margins and their indispensable role in creating the rich tapestry of Renaissance and early Baroque music.

Concert program:

-Maddalena Casulana

Aura che mormorando al bosco

Caro dolce mio Amore

Come fiammeggia e splende

-Giaches de Wert

Non mi conosci tu

M'ha punt' Amor

Voglia mi vien per dare al cor ristoro

Tu canti e canto anch'io

-Peter Philips

Factum est silentium

Cantantibus organis

-Claudio Monteverdi

Ecco mormorar l'onde

Hor che'l ciel e la terra

-Raffaella Aleotti

Surge, propera amica mea