Medieval Mass for King Mindaugas of Lithuania

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For the first time on the occasion of the centenary of the Canto Fiorito State, the l 39 together Canto Fiorito is invited to celebrate the coronation of the King of Lithuania Mindaugas. At 4 pm, the program of medieval miracles interpreted by professional interpreters, the Mbad of Nostre Dame, dedicated to King Mindaugas, will ring at the foot of the basilica of the Vilnius Cathedral, on the foundations of the Mindaugas Cathedral. According to one of the historical versions, the coronation of this ruler of Lithuania took place in this cathedral. The focus of this concert program is the oldest musical blend in the history of music, the French composer and poet Guillaume de Machaut, The Mbad of Nostre Dame, created around 1364. This book has not only a great historical value (paternity or not). According to some scholars, these mbades were created for the ceremonies of King Charles V of the Sage Coronation of King Charles V. As the oldest royal mbad is a hundred years later than the coronation of King Mindaugas, instrumental and vocal compositions of the King Charles V. Mindaugas era – thirteenth century Mbades of the Middle Ages were generally performed with songs of several voices, but special events were added, such as the coronation, on the occasion of the various instruments.All together Canto Fiorito "based on the principles of historically based music – interprets works based on historical knowledge, plays copies of historical instruments, adapts to these eras, but deliberately discourages the medieval tradition of music. prevent women from singing sacred music. Mindaugas Coronation Festival will be performed jointly by female and male singers and instrumentalists. This unique concert program was developed by the artistic director of Canto Fiorito, Rodrigo Calveyra, with the medieval musicians Roger Helou and Sophia Danilevskaya, invited to the residence of foreign artists initiated by the ensemble.Helou interprets a special medieval instrument at the famous old music school Schola Cantorum Basiliensis After graduating with a degree in medieval music, Sophia Danilevskaya is a protected violin and performer of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, while R. Calveyra studies medieval music in Milan with the famous Pedro Memelsdorff. Singers from the Canto Fiorito ensemble, the concert audience will have a particularly rare chance of hearing medieval music interpreted historically and linking the image of King Mindaugas of Lithuania to his music.