Mediterranean Melancholy / VIP 5
Program
Croatian Radio and Television Choir
Tomislav Fačini conductor
Pavao Mašić organ
Marta Meštrović oboe
Vedran Kocelj, Ivan Medi trumpet
Hrvoje Sekovanić, Krunoslav Benko, Francesco Mazzoleni percussion
The programme of the visiting Croatian Radio and Television Choir, in which centuries-old cultural influences intertwine with contemporary compositional expression, exudes an authentic Mediterranean spirit and spirituality. From the minimalist approach of Arvo Pärt to the breathtaking madrigals in which Petar Bergamo sets the Chakavian poetry of Marina Čapalija, from the work of Igor Kuljerić inspired by the Glagolitic and Dalmatian folk tradition to the calm serenity of Frano Parać… may the music lead us beyond the physical and the worldly.