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The vocal ensemble KANTIKA is concentrating on
sacred mediaeval music and has steadily widened their
repertoire over the years. Focussing on the roots of
western mediaeval music, KANTIKA’s effects include the
cult of local saints as well as forgotten liturgies. So,
the unique musical style of KANTIKA combines the soul of
early chants with a refined contemporary sound presented
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exceptional architecture.It is my deep desire, beyond singing
mediaeval music, to meet scholars and artists, to enter into an
exchange with the audience after a concert or to respond to
questions during lectures...or to sing with children and make
them familiar with their cultural heritage.
In 2009 the ensemble realized a truly passionate project about a mediaeval
manuscript from Navarra/ Spain: « La Música del reyno - Music from the
Archives of the Roncesvalles Abbey ». This programme, commissioned by the
government of Navarra, has been performed at several places along the road
to Santiago de Compostella. The recording of the programme will be released at the end of this year.
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Fresnes, 2007 CNSM de Paris, 2009
For our new label CHRISTOPHORUS, we recorded the fine chants of the Llibre
Vermell de Montserrat in 2009. KANTIKA performs this programme avoiding any
exaggeration and so being accompanied by only a few instruments as fiddle, rebec,
recorder and tambourine. The singers with different European backgrounds take part
in this interpretation, each with their own color of voice, trying to make this
recording lively and full of contrasts.
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