Herrlich und wohlbestellt (Glorious and well-ordered) Final Festival Concert Hamburg music culture from the 17th century

Herrlich und wohlbestellt(Glorious and well-ordered)Final Festival ConcertHamburg music culture from the 17th centuryEuropean Hanseatic EnsembleManfred Cordes, directorUlrike Hofbauer, sopranoFranziska Blömer, sopranoDavid Erler, altoJan van Elsacker, tenorJan Fadri Hofstetter, tenorVincent Berger, bassJohannes Frisch, violinKatarzyna Cendlak, violinHille Perl, viola da gambaMaria Danneberg, viola da gambaHannah Voß, dulcianFrithjof Smith, cornettoNoemi Müller, cornettoYung-Hsu Shih, sackbutChristian Traute, sackbutBJ Hernandez, sackbutMarcin Szelest, organHieronymus Praetorius (1560–1629)Exultate iusti à 16Jacob Praetorius (1586–1651)Forti animo esto à 8Johann Schop (1590–1667)Nun lob mein Seel den Herren à 8 / à 13Dietrich Becker (1623–1679)Sonata à 3Matthias Weckman (c. 1616–1674)Es erhub sich ein Streit à 14Christoph Bernhard (1628–1692)Wohl dem, der den Herren fürchtet à 7Jauchzet dem Herren, alle Welt à 4Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener à 15Thomas Selle (1599–1663)Vivat Hamburgum à 6Lobet den Herrn in seinem Heiligtum à 14The Hanseatic city of Hamburg was a first-rate music city in the 17th century. Thanks to the quick and easy access for merchant ships to England, Spain, Portugal, and the “New World,” Hamburg had long since surpassed the Baltic Sea metropolis of Lübeck (which, however, continued to serve as the “capital of the Hanseatic League”) economically. Just in time for the outbreak of the Thirty Years’ War, the city was protected by extensive fortifications. Hamburg thus provided a safe haven, also for numerous musicians and artists.The concert programme aims to recreate the splendor of Hamburg's early Baroque soundscape and give the following composers a voice. At the beginning of the 17th century we find Hieronymus Praetorius, Cantor at St. Jacobi and member of a veritable dynasty of organists. In addition to numerous organ works, he left behind a large oeuvre of vocal music, reflecting the splendor of Venice, even though he himself never visited Italy. His son Jacob Praetorius, organist at St. Petri, was also musically productive. Thomas Selle taught music and Latin at the renowned Johanneum and, from 1641, as city cantor, was responsible for organizing church music at the city's four main churches at the time, in which he was required to “present music” on a rotating basis. Matthias Weckman later became organist at St. Jacobi. Thomas Selle's successor, Christoph Bernhard, Heinrich Schütz's most important student, lived in the city from 1664 to 1674. Furthermore, works by Johann Schop and Dietrich Becker, members of the famous ensemble “Hamburger Rathsmusik” will be performed.