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The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Choir present an exotic blend of the ancient modern, east and west in their innovative winter programme Karakorum: a medieval musical journey, <\/em>narrated by David Wenham and featuring French ensemble La Camera delle Lacrime. <\/em><\/p>\n \u201cKarakorum is absolutely ancient yet altogether new,\u201d says Artistic Director Paul Dyer about the upcoming tour. \u201cI saw Karakorum performed by La Camera delle Lacrime at a stunning monastery in France\u2019s Auvergne region and was totally blown away by the experience\u2026Karakorum had me hooked from the first notes, both musically and spiritually. It has a powerful mix of Western renaissance music, Christian psalms, Mongolian melodies, Buddhist hymns and Sufi chants. It absolutely took my breath away.\u201d<\/p>\n Karakorum re-imagines the music encountered by 13th-century Flemish monk William of Rubruck on his epic Silk Road journey from Constantinople to Karakorum (the ancient capital of the Mongol empire) just 20 years earlier than the journey of Marco Polo.<\/p>\n When Karakorum is re-staged in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane from 25 July, Australian audiences will experience something very different to what has been seen by European audiences.<\/p>\n \u201cI wanted to introduce an English narration to guide us through Rubruck\u2019s great journey, and I imagined the voice of David Wenham (who) has come on board for this project\u2026 I\u2019m excited about the chance to collaborate with one of Australia\u2019s great acting talents on such a unique and theatrical project\u201d adds Paul.<\/p>\n This new production of Karakorum La Camera delle Lacrime and Paul Dyer will include five musicians and five singers from the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Choir.<\/p>\n Sydney theatre and opera director Constantine Costi (known to Brandenburg audiences through his work on Handel’s Messiah <\/em>and Bittersweet Obsessions<\/em>) will direct and his brother Michael Costi, a recent playwriting graduate of NIDA, has written the new English narration.<\/p>\n For this musical journey from west to east, La Camera delle Lacrime will perform on an array of rare and ancient instruments, including the erhu (a Chinese two stringed fiddle), kamanche (an Iranian bowed string instrument), cornamuse (a double reed instrument dating from the Renaissance period) and a vielle \u00e0 roue (a French hurdy gurdy).<\/p>\n Joint artistic directors of La Camera delle Lacrime,\u00a0 singer Bruno Bonhoure and scenic director Kha\u00ef-dong Luong, first collaborated in 2003 creating of a musical animated short film which was selected by Annecy International Animation Film Festival.<\/p>\n They founded the ensemble La Camera delle Lacrime in 2005, crafting a contemporary view of historical sources from the 12th and 13th centuries, performing in France in landmark festivals and venues of classical and early music such as the Philharmonie de Paris, Festival de la Chaise-Dieu, Fondation Royaumont, national theatres and opera houses.<\/p>\n Kha\u00ef-dong Luong (direction and artistic conception) says, \u201cAt La Camera delle Lacrime, our artistic inspiration for performing Early music is led by the search of a kind of primitive gesture – comparable to the idea of first humankind ceremonial, ritual, or rock arts – and the desire of porosity between different cultures. With its ancient culture and current mix of people of so many heritages and religions, Australia seems to be an unlimited explorable land for those two inspirations. We\u2019re very excited!\u201d<\/p>\n The performers: La Camerdelle Lacrime:\u00a0Bruno Bonhoure, Music Director & voice\/\u00a0Kha\u00ef-dong Luong, Concept & Staging\/\u00a0Mokrane Adlani, violin and voice\/\u00a0Martin Baue,\u00a0 kamanche\/\u00a0Mich\u00e8le Claude, percussion\/\u00a0Yan Li Erhu, voice\/\u00a0Christophe Tellart, flutes, hurdy-gurdy, cornamuse\/\u00a0Paul Dyer AO Artistic Director and keyboard\/\u00a0David Wenham, Narrator\/\u00a0Constantine Costi, Director\/\u00a0Australian Brandenburg Orchestra\/\u00a0Brandenburg Chamber Choir\/\u00a0John Rayment, Lighting Designer\/\u00a0Michael Costi, English text.<\/p>\n The programme:\u00a0Ay! Deus | Austorg d\u2019Aurillac (1225-1291) – Troubadour Song\/\u00a0La mer de Pont (The Black Sea) \u2013 Melody from the Caucasus\/\u00a0Sri Devi Ashtottara Shata Namavalih \u2013 Buddhist hymn\/\u00a0Loving the beauty of Layla – Sufi Chant\/\u00a0Pos ancno-us ualc amors | Bertran de Lamanon (1210-1270) – Troubadour Song in Occitan\/\u00a0Ural – melody of the sacred mountain\/\u00a0Miserere mei Deus \u2013 Psalm, Gregorian chant\/\u00a0Vexilla Rigis \u2013 Gregorian Chant and Muslim call to prayer\/\u00a0Salve Regina \u2013 Marian antiphon, Gregorian Chant\/\u00a0Credo in unum Deum – Gregorian Chant\/\u00a0Heart beating in the steppes – Mongolian Chant\/\u00a0Ave Regina Coelorum – Marian antiphon – Gregorian Chant\/\u00a0A solis ortus cardine | Sedulius (c 430) – Gregorian Chant\/\u00a0Tang Tang \u2013 Mongolian melody\/\u00a0Chanson \u00e0 boire (Drinking song) \u2013 Mongolian Melody\/\u00a0Veni Sancte Spiritus – Sequence for Pentecost, Gregorian chant\/\u00a0Vision of the Beloved \u2013 Sufi chant\/\u00a0The debate at Karakorum | Bruno Bonhoure and Kha\u00ef-dong Luong\/\u00a0Veni Veni Emmanuel – -Gregorian Chant\/\u00a0With hearts high – Melody from Kyrgyzstan<\/p>\n