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Zefiro Torna
Unity in Diversity
VEF Culture Palace
Ropažu iela 2
May 23, 2024
7:00 PM GMT+3
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About this concert
“Let there be spaces in your togetherness,
Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you alone
Even as strings of a lute dance alone though they quiver with the same music.”
(Khalil Gibran, from the book The Prophet)
On the occasion of the Belgian presidency of the European Union in 2024, Zefiro Torna initiates the project UNITY IN DIVERSITY.
The ensemble, in collaboration with European concert halls and festivals, invites singers and lutenists from diverse cultural and musical backgrounds. Per residency, concerts, workshops and lectures are organized with about 6 musicians. Space is created for dialogue and experimentation in a search for a common language. The music refers to social events, religious rites, economic conditions and significant historical events that are part of the DNA of the European identity.
The encounters across Europe lead to a unique patchwork, and are reflected in media content and a podcast.
A first residency UNITY IN DIVERSITY #1 took place in August 2023 during the festival Laus Polyphoniae Antwerp. New editions are planned in festivals and and concert halls in Mechelen (BE), Sofia (BG), The Hague (NL), Riga (LV) and Osnabrück (DE). In the coming years, the ensemble welcomes new collaborations within and outside Europe.
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Zefiro Torna Biography
Ever since its creation in 1996, the music ensemble ZEFIRO TORNA has been known for its innovative concepts.
The ensemble works with excellent musicians from all over Europe and uniquely brings the cultural heritage of the Middle Ages, renaissance and baroque to life for a wide audience. ZEFIRO TORNA does not limit itself to a merely historical approach, but enters in dialogue with other musical genres, as well as with literature, science, philosophy, and with contemporary expressions in the field of visual arts, theatre, and dance. This results in captivating formats on symbolical themes.
The ensemble is a welcomed guest at prestigious concert venues and art and music festivals in numerous countries. The creations are regularly awarded. Their albums are released on the labels Et’Cetera, Warner Classics, Homerecords, and Antarctica Records.
Read MoreThe ensemble works with excellent musicians from all over Europe and uniquely brings the cultural heritage of the Middle Ages, renaissance and baroque to life for a wide audience. ZEFIRO TORNA does not limit itself to a merely historical approach, but enters in dialogue with other musical genres, as well as with literature, science, philosophy, and with contemporary expressions in the field of visual arts, theatre, and dance. This results in captivating formats on symbolical themes.
The ensemble is a welcomed guest at prestigious concert venues and art and music festivals in numerous countries. The creations are regularly awarded. Their albums are released on the labels Et’Cetera, Warner Classics, Homerecords, and Antarctica Records.
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