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1 SerenissimaMusic and Arts from the Venetian RepublicFebruary 3 21, 2017 FestivalsSerenissimaMusic and Arts from the Venetian RepublicLa Serenissima : Music and Arts from the Venetian Republic is sponsored by Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism has granted La Serenissima : Music and Arts from the Venetian Republic its offi cial support ( Patrocinio ) in recognition of Carnegie Hall s celebration of Italy s extraordinarily rich cultural Hall gratefully acknowledges the support of the Ministry of Heritage and Culture and Tourism in Rome; the Embassy of Italy in Washington, DC; and the Consulate General of Italy in New cial AirlineExclusive TimepieceProud Season SponsorPreferred CardVenice Festival 11/9/17 12:31 PM02-03 11/24/17 3:03 PMCommittee of HonorRinaldo Alessandrini Italian Conductor, Keyboardist, and Director, Concerto ItalianoPaolo Baratta President, La Biennale di VeneziaGabriella Belli Director, Venice s Civic Museums FoundationGiancarla Berti Advisory Director, Carnegie Hall Board of Trustees Franca Coin President, Venice International Foundation; President, Friends of Venice, Cribiore Vice Chairman, Citi Institutional Clients Group at Citigroup, Inc.

2 Claudio Del Vecchio CEO, Brooks BrothersFrancesco Genuardi Consul General of Italy in New YorkFrederick Ilchman Chair, Art of Europe, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Chairman, Save Venice Inc. Olivier Lexa Founder and Artistic Director, Venetian Centre for Baroque Music; Stage DirectorAndrea Marcon Music Director, Venice Baroque OrchestraThe Honorable John R. Phillips Ambassador of the United States to the Italian Republic and the Republic of San MarinoJoseph Plumeri Vice Chairman, First Data Board of Directors; PhilanthropistNicol Foscari Widmann Rezzonico Director, Credit Suisse Private BankingToto Bergamo Rossi Director, Fondazione Venetian Heritage Onlus Andrea Favaretto Rubelli Co-CEO, Rubelli.

3 President, DonghiaJordi Savall Early Music Instrumentalist and ConductorPierpaolo Seguso Designer and Creative Director, SegusoCarlo Traglio Benefactor of Venetian Heritage through VhernierHis Excellency Armando Varricchio Ambassador of Italy to the United StatesSerenissima02-03 21/24/17 3:03 PMFriday, February 3, 2017 at 7:30 PMIsaac Stern Auditorium / Ronald O. Perelman StageJordi SavallOrthodox-Byzantine Vocal EnsembleLa Capella Reial de CatalunyaHesp rion XXILe Concert des NationsThe Millenarian Venice: Gateway to the East700 1797: A Crossroads Between the Orient and EuropeThis evening s program will be performed with one Trustees of Carnegie Hall gratefully acknowledge the generosity of Linda and Earle S.

4 Altman in support of the 2016 2017 season. presents02-03 31/24/17 3:03 PMYurdal Tokcan (Turkey), Oud Dimitri Psonis (Greece), Santur and MoriscaHakan G ng r (Turkey), Kanun Ha g Sarikouyoumdjian (Armenia), Duduk and BelulOrthodox-Byzantine Vocal Ensemble (Greece) Panagiotis Neochoritis, Director Charalampos Neochoritis | Dimos Papatzalakis Chrysostomos Nektarios Vletsis Rafail Zoumis | Georgios KounadatisLa Capella Reial de Catalunya Hanna Bayodi-Hirt, Soprano | Viva Biancaluna Biffi, Mezzo-Soprano David Sagastume, Countertenor | Llu s Vilamaj , Tenor Furio Zanasi, Baritone | Daniele Carnovich, BassHesp rion XXI Pierre Hamon, Flutes and Cornamuse Jean-Pierre Canihac, Cornett and Shofar B atrice Delpierre, Shawm, Flutes, and Oboe Daniel Lassalle, Sackbut and A afil Quim Guerra, Dulcian and Bassoon Jordi Savall, Treble Viol and Lyra Viva Biancaluna Biffi.

5 Vielle and Tenor Viol Imke David, Tenor Viol Lorenz Duftschmid, Bass Viol Andrew Lawrence-King, Psaltery, Medieval Harp, and Arpa Doppia Xavier D az-Latorre, Medieval Lute, Theorbo, and GuitarLe Concert des Nations Alessandro Pique, Oboe and Flutes Manfredo Kraemer, Violin I Guadalupe del Moral, Violin II Bal zs M t , Cello Xavier Puertas, Rotta, Violone, and Contrabass Guido Morini, Harpsichord and Organ David Mayoral, Percussion, Timpani, and BellsJordi Savall, Director02-03 41/24/17 3:03 PMThe Millenarian Venice: Gateway to the East700 1797: A Crossroads Between the Orient and EuropePART ONE: 770 1515ca. 700 The Birth of Venice.

6 From the end of the century, the Byzantines, who occupy Northern Italy, contribute to the creation of this new city on the lagoon; the inhabitants of the region migrate to the lagoon under threat from the Lombards. The future Republic of Venice, La Serenissima , is ruled by Byzantium through the Exarchate of Ravenna until 751, when the fall of the Exarchate led to self-rule by the Doge (an elected Duke). Venice remained nonetheless a province of Byzantium. ANONYMOUS Calling of the Bells and Fanfare828 The Building of St. Mark s Church. The presumed relics of St.

7 Mark of Alexandria are transferred to Venice to be housed in the new church. The church is later restored in 976 after a fire, and then rebuilt entirely around 1063 in the basilica form it takes today. ST. JOHN OF DAMASCUS (ca. 675 749) Alleluia1054 The Great East West Schism. Edicts of excommunication, or anathemas, are exchanged between Rome and Byzantine Emperor Basil II grants trading privileges to the Republic of Venice, thus giving it access to the East. BYZANTINE SECULAR BALLAD Erotokritos02-03 51/24/17 3:03 PM1096 The First Crusade.

8 The Venetian fleet transports crusaders to the The Siege of Jerusalem. Jerusalem is taken by European crusaders. Venice secures a number of trading posts throughout the kingdom of Jerusalem, gaining commercial opportunities. MARCABRU (fl. ca. 1129 1150) Pax in nomine Domini! 1121 1130 La Serenissima . War breaks out in the Mediterranean against the Venetians. A victory of the Most Serene Republic of Venice establishes colonies in Palestine. From the 12th century to the first third of the 13th century, there is a continuous Venetian presence in North Africa.

9 TRADITIONAL Dance of the Soul, from the North African Berber Ritual 1202 1204 Sack of Constantinople. The Venetians assemble and equip fleets from throughout Christian Europe for the Fourth Crusade. To celebrate, the four bronze horses are placed on the fa ade of St. Mark s. ANONYMOUS Ton Dhespotin, from the Sunday Service of Orthros 1245 Trade treaties between Venice and Armenia are reaffirmed. TRADITIONAL Armenian Song and Dance 02-03 61/24/17 3:03 PM1270 Expansion Through Trade.

10 A Venetian outpost at Ra s al Makhbaz (Libya), lying at the crossroads of Africa s caravan routes, is Marco Polo returns to Venice after an absence of 25 years. CONDUCTUS O totius Asie gloria 1348 The Plague. Originating in the Crimea, the Black Death ravages Europe and claims the lives of three quarters of the population of Venice. KALOPHONIC IRMOI Pasan tin elpida mou 1404 The Republic of Venice expands onto the terra firma.