Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal - Cantatas by Buxtehude

Written for Holy Week, the cycle Membra Jesu Nostri, which Dietrich Buxtehude composed in Lübeck in 1680, consists of seven short cantatas written on spiritual poems attributed to Bernard of Clairvaux, with each one serving as a meditation on the wounds on the different parts of Christ’s crucified body, from the feet to the head. Written for devotional purposes, this work is a masterpiece of Lutheran music: the voices, violins, and violas da gamba come together in a variety of ways and with an expressive intensity that are altogether unique. 

PROGRAMME
The seven cantatas of Buxtehue’s Membra Jesu nostri (BuxWV 75) by Dietrich Buxtehude (1680)

Tribute to Réjean Poirier
Tarquinio Merula – Sonata Cromatica per organo 

MUSICIANS
Studio de Musique Ancienne de Montréal
Andrew McAnerney, direction 

The SMAM and Bourgie Hall wish to dedicate this concert to the memory of Réjean Poirier, co-founder of the SMAM.

Presented by Bougie Hall in collaboration with the SMAM

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