APOLLO’S FIRE – Santa Maria, Strela do Dia (Cantiga Medieval)

Apollo’s Fire, The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra is a popular and critically acclaimedperiod-instrument ensemble specializing in early music (Renaissance, Baroque and early Classical) based in Cleveland, Ohio. The GRAMMY-winning ensemble unites a select pool of early music specialists from throughout North America and Europe. Under the direction of Artistic Director Jeannette Sorrell, the ensemble has been noted internationally for creative and innovative programming, and praised by BBC Music Magazine for “forging a vibrant, life-affirming approach to early music… a seductive vision of musical authenticity.” – Wikipedia

Santa Maria, Strela do Dia (Saint Mary, Star of the Day) From the Cantigas de Santa Maria Codex (c. 1250) Arranged by Jeannette Sorrell

APOLLO’S FIRE | Jeannette Sorrell, Artistic Director Live performance, November 11, 2018

Santa Maria, strela do dia,Mostra-nos via pera Deus e nos guia.Ca veer faze-los erradosQue perder foran per pecadosEntender de que mui culpadosSon; mais per ti son perdõadosDa ousadiaQue lles faziaFazer foliaMais que non deveria.Santa Maria, strela do dia,Mostra-nos via pera Deus e nos guia.Amostrar-nos deves carreiraPor gãar en toda maneiraA sen par luz e verdadeiraQue tu dar-nos podes senlleira;Ca Deus a ti aOutorgariaE a querriaPor ti dar e daria.Santa Maria, strela do dia,Mostra-nos via pera Deus e nos guia.Guiar ben nos pod’o teu sisoMais ca ren pera ParaysoU Deus ten senpre goy’e risoPora quen en el creer quiso;E prazer-m-iaSe te praziaQue foss’a miaAlm’en tal compannia.Santa Maria, strela do dia,Mostra-nos via pera Deus e nos guia.

Amanda Powell & Brian Kay, vocals with Daphna Mor, recorder Julie Andrijeski, fiddle & vielle Allison Monroe, vielle Emi Tanabe, violin Ronnie Malley, accordion Rex Benincasa, percussion Brian Kay, oud Tina Bergmann, hammered dulcimer William Simms, guitar Luke Conklin, medieval harp René Schiffer, cello Sue Yelanjian, double bass

From Apollo’s Fire’s new program: O JERUSALEM! – Crossroads of Three Faiths The program is a “tour” of the four quarters of the Old City – the Jewish, Arab, Christian, and Armenian Quarters – during the period 1200-1650. “Santa Maria, Strela do Dia” is the finale of the “Christian Quarter” section of the program. This piece evokes a medieval street parade in honor of Saint Mary.

https://apollosfire.org/Passion.Period.

TOUR BOOKING INQUIRIES: Columbia Artists Management

Projection designer: Camilla Tassi

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