New song for the Portugal-based Ensemble mpmp featuring two singers, to be premiered on the 30th of September 2015 at Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal. The text is from a medieval (13th century) poem by Rui Pais de Ribela, an Iberian troubadour who allegedly took part in Afonso X’s court meetings.

DE ESCÁRNIO E MALDIZER
Four medieval poems recreated by four contemporary composers
Festival Prémio Jovens Músicos (Young Musicians Prize) 2015
Music Hall of Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal
30 September 2015, 7pm

Marina Pacheco, soprano
André Baleiro, baritone
Ensemble MPMP
Jan Wierzba, conductor