Old Roman chant is a rare window into late antiquity traditions, at a crossroads between the ancient liturgies of Syria, Egypt, Jerusalem and Constantinople.
The Greek Alleluias constitute its most precious treasure: an indication of the Roman liturgy from the IV-Vth centuries, then chanted in Greek, a unique vestige of Old Byzantine chant. These never-recorded Alleluias were sung at Snape Maltings for the first time, in the first feminocentric performances of Old Roman chant.
The work was performed by Alexandra Pouta, Thomas Fournil, Noémie Ducimetière, Elsa Hackett Esteban, and Sandeep Gurrapadi.
Filmmaker: Liv Penny
Explore other Residencies
IN REVERSE
IN REVERSE is a new duo created by Madison Willing and Athena Varosio. Madison and Athena are two independent composers who have joined forces to form…Theo Alexander Residency
The Art Station x Britten Pears Arts During his month-long residency, Chinese-Malaysian/British composer Theo Alexander set out…Lia Mice & Odd Lust
Inspired by process-based music composition card decks such as Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies and Ben Chasny’s The Hexadic System, Lia Mice and Odd…