Baroque meets Oriental Traditions: Znojmo and the Jews
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A vibrant musical journey uniting Western and Eastern musical traditions. This concert weaves the European Baroque style together with the rich tapestry of oriental melodies and rhythms known from the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and the Balkans. Performed by mezzo-soprano Maya Amir and the eight-member ensemble Avventura Barroca, the program ranges from Monteverdi to Vivaldi, alongside traditional Sephardic and Arabic songs, Ottoman court music, and various folk motifs.
The Church of St. Michael is located in the area of the former Jewish quarter, which once stretched mainly along Veselá Street and formed an important part of Znojmo. Its history is closely tied to the Jewish community that lived here for centuries. The concert thus becomes a tribute and a remembrance of the Jewish inhabitants of Znojmo, who throughout the city’s history endured repeated injustices and hardships.
Event description
A special attraction is the unusual combination of instruments—European lutes and the Oriental oud—which creates a unique sound world that transcends the boundaries of eras and continents. The concert shows that despite their different roots, music shares a common language of emotion, beauty, and understanding.
Performers
Maya
Amir
Maya Amir
Avventura
Barocca
Avventura Barocca
Program
Program
Salomone Rossi (1570-1630)
HaShirim Asher Li-Shlomo (The Songs of Solomon) (Venice, 1622-1623)
“Barechu” (To bless)
Elam Rotem
Song of Songs 2:1-5, “Ani chavatselet haSharon”
(I am the Rose of Sharon) (Basel, 2013)
Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677)
Op. 8, “Che si può fare” (Mantua, 1664)
Jean Baptiste Lully (1632-1687)
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (Paris, 1670)
Chaconne des Scaramouches
Marche pour la Cérémonie des Turcs
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
In furore iustissimae irae, RV 626 (Rome, 1720-1725)
1. In furore iustissimae irae – Allegro
Recitativo: Miserationum Pater piissime
2. Tunc meus fletus evadet laetus – Largo (Psalm 126: “They who sow in tears shall
reap with songs of joy.”)
3. Alleluia – Allegro
Arrangement: Alon Ohana, Leat Sabbah
Cemil Bey (1871-1916)
Oyun havasi in Makam Hüseynî: “Çeçen Kızı” (Turkey)
Andon Efendi ( ? – 1925)
“Hicâz Mandira” (Turkey)
*** Intermission ***
Salomone Rossi (1570-1630)
HaShirim Asher Li-Shlomo (The Songs of Solomon) (Venice, 1622-1623)
“Shir Hama’alot“ (Blessed is Everyone that Feareth the Lord)
G. F. Handel (1685-1759)
Esther (HWV 50)
Act I, Scene 2, Israelite Woman: “Praise the Lord with Cheerful Noise”
Cristiano Giuseppe Lidarti (1730-1793)
Ester Oratorio
Act III, scene 2, Ester: “Zed yahir, Mimeni Heref” (You villain, stay away from me)
Traditional Ladino
“Yo m‘enamuri d‘un aire” (Unkown)
“Durme, hermoso hijico” (Unkown)
“Los guisados de la Berenjena” (Rhodes)
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Juditha Triumphans, RV 644
“Armate face et anguibus” (Vagaus)
Aviva Amir
Night on the Waters (Israel, 2015)
“Chambers”
“Aneni” (Oh Lord, Hear Me)
