Advent Mood - Cantus figuratus (HU)
Dec-21
Let’s get into the holiday spirit together through the song of the soul and the mind, as taught by the Apostle Paul!
We warmly invite you to the performance “Cantus figuratus” by actor Laczkó Vass Róbert and pianist Székely Norbert, on the last Sunday of Advent, December 21, at 6 PM, at the Reformed Church on Gecse Street.
This performance, specially conceived for sacred spaces, features a selection of devotional poetry from 20th–21st century Hungarian literature, as well as the group’s own compositions.
Admission to the concert is free, but donations are kindly accepted as a gesture of appreciation for the performers.
Synopsis:
“Whoever sings, prays twice” – the classic wisdom of Saint Augustine. Yet opinions about what music is suitable for churches often vary. Songs built on religious elements do not stop at the church doors; their message remains vertical even in secular contexts, expressing the creator’s relationship with the Creator. Historically, late medieval Benedictine monasteries sometimes provided secular music alongside improvisational Gregorian chants, so sacred and “measured” fixed-form music coexisted in sacred spaces.
Our performance, Cantus figuratus, captures this fertile moment and places our newest songs in a worthy context, drawing from the devotional masterpieces of contemporary Hungarian poetry. In a kind of “lyrical polyphony” or “versified paraliturgy,” we explore the nuances of the soul trembling before God.
How, then, shall it be? – asks the Apostle Paul in his Letter to the Corinthians, and immediately answers: “I pray with the spirit, but I pray also with the mind; I sing with the spirit, but I sing also with the mind.” That is exactly what we aim to do.
We warmly invite you to the performance “Cantus figuratus” by actor Laczkó Vass Róbert and pianist Székely Norbert, on the last Sunday of Advent, December 21, at 6 PM, at the Reformed Church on Gecse Street.
This performance, specially conceived for sacred spaces, features a selection of devotional poetry from 20th–21st century Hungarian literature, as well as the group’s own compositions.
Admission to the concert is free, but donations are kindly accepted as a gesture of appreciation for the performers.
Synopsis:
“Whoever sings, prays twice” – the classic wisdom of Saint Augustine. Yet opinions about what music is suitable for churches often vary. Songs built on religious elements do not stop at the church doors; their message remains vertical even in secular contexts, expressing the creator’s relationship with the Creator. Historically, late medieval Benedictine monasteries sometimes provided secular music alongside improvisational Gregorian chants, so sacred and “measured” fixed-form music coexisted in sacred spaces.
Our performance, Cantus figuratus, captures this fertile moment and places our newest songs in a worthy context, drawing from the devotional masterpieces of contemporary Hungarian poetry. In a kind of “lyrical polyphony” or “versified paraliturgy,” we explore the nuances of the soul trembling before God.
How, then, shall it be? – asks the Apostle Paul in his Letter to the Corinthians, and immediately answers: “I pray with the spirit, but I pray also with the mind; I sing with the spirit, but I sing also with the mind.” That is exactly what we aim to do.
