Release Concert: Viriditas by Sibil•la Ensemble

The release concert of Viriditas by the Sibil•la Ensemble combines medieval music with modern architecture, offering a new way of listening through the geometrical shapes and light of the Pastoor van Arskerk.

The concert presents 12th and 13th century chants and secular songs from Germany, Spain, France and Cyprus. Each piece is centred around the concept of Viriditas, which symbolises the vibrant, life-giving energy that permeates the natural world and the essence of greenness and flora.

The immersive audiovisual album by Sibil•la Ensemble was released on March 15th with the audiophile immersive label TRPTK.

Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1197) O virtus Sapientiæ

Cantigas de Santa María (1252-1284) Gran poder a de mantar

Cantigas de Santa María (1252-1284) Rósa das Rosas

El Misteri d’ Elx La Vespra: O Arbre Sanct, Digne de Honor

Percussion Improvisation

Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1197) O nobilissima Viriditas

Traditional of Cyprus Parakalo tin Panayia

Byzantine secular song of Cyprus Parakalo tin Panayia

Recorder Improvisation

Moniot d’ Arras (1213-1239) Ce fut en mai

Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1197) Karitas Habundat

Sibil•la Ensemble was founded in 2021 with musicians from diverse backgrounds and origins, united by the Koninklijk Conservatorium and a deep interest in Western medieval music and rituals. The ensemble combines sacred and secular music from Western medieval rituals and traditions, focusing on the repertoire from the 11th century to the 15th.

Pastoor of Arskerk is a contemporary Roman Catholic Church designed by the known architect Aldo van Eyck, in 1969. The aesthetic, innovative design and spatial arrangement are influenced by the movements of brutalism and structuralism. The space conprises an enclosed rectangular space resembling a crypt and a high transverse area reminiscent of a Gothic nave. Pastoor van Arskerk has been recognized as a Municipality Monument of The Hague since 2004, and will become a National Monument within a few months.

Host or Publisher Sibil•la Ensemble