"From all the corners of the spiritual world" is a series of vocal-instrumental concerts organized in the Evangelical Church in Criț, Brasov county, during the Catholics and Protestants's Holy Week from 28 March to 1 April 2018. The project is organized by Viva Sighişoara Culture Association Academy of Sighisoara, in partnership with Michael Schmidt Foundation.

Within the project, 5 Romanian artists and 5 foreign artists (from Switzerland, Spain, Austria) will host three concerts for the general public and a concert dedicated to children and young people from the locality and the neighboring settlements. There will be works from the creation of universal composers from different stylistic epochs included in the program, as well as works of Romanian composers written especially for this event.

The concert series will open on Wednesday, March 28^th, with an organ concert by the Swiss organist Antonio García, soprano Anna Weber (Austria) and Dominik Bauer bas-bariton (Austria), who will perform works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Gabriel Fauré, Franz Schubert and Dieterich Buxtehude. On the Good Friday Night, the last seven words of the Savior on the Cross by Joseph Haydn will be performed at the chamber concert by violinists Alexandru Gavrilovici (Switzerland) and Andrea Duca (Spain), violinist Lilla Fodor (Romania) and violinist Horatiu Luduşan (Romania). Children and young people are invited to a lecture concert on Saturday 31 March where they will have the opportunity to get acquainted with musical instruments and cult music. The series of concerts ends on Sunday, April 1^st, on the Day of Resurrection with a chamber concert supported by the invited artists: Anna Weber - soprano (Austria); Dominik Bauer - bas-baritone (Austria); Alexandru Gavrilovici - violin (Switzerland); Andrea Duca - violin (Spain); Lilla Fodor - viola (Romania); Horaţiu Luduşan - violoncel (Romania); Daniel Dumitrana - contrabass (Romania); Evelina Andrieş - Harp (Romania); Dan Variu - toaca (Romania). In addition to the works of the international composers György Ligeti, Gioachino Rossini, Bedřich Smetana, the works of contemporary Romanian composers Aurelian Băcan, Alexandru Ştefan Murariu, Dan Variu and Sonia Vulturar, scholars of the Academy of Sighişoara. The organizers launched a proposal to the young Romanian composers, asking them to compose a vocal-instrumental work, inspired by the paschal theme. In order to transfer ideas and understand the instrumental specificities and the compositional concept, the performers and the four Romanian composers will actively participate in two experimental rehearsals before the concerts. For the timbre diversity and repertory variety, the organizers proposed that the vocal instrumental ensemble be made up of a string quartet (2 violins, viola, cello and double bass), a harp, percussion, organ and two voices (soprano and bas-baritone).

The concerts take place at the Crikvenic Evangelical Church at 18 and 12 (concerts for children and young people). Entrance is free for all the concerts.

Cultural project co-financed by the National Cultural Fund Administration. The project does not necessarily represent the position of the National Cultural Fund Administration. AFCN is not responsible for the content of the project or the way the project results can be used. This is entirely the responsibility of the beneficiary of the funding.

Organizer: Curatia Viva Sighisoara Association in partnership with Michael Schmidt Foundation, Embassy of Switzerland in Romania and La Hansi in Criz.

Media partners: Radio Romania Muzical, Sighisoara City Hall, braşovultău.ro, newsbv.ro, Mix TV Braşov, Radio Braşov, Radio Son, Ardeal Tv, erdely.ma, Targu Mures.

'FROM ALL THE CORNERS OF THE SPIRITUAL WORLD'

Time schedule:

• Wednesday, March 28^th, 18 o'clock

Evangelical Critical Church - Organ Concert

Antonio García - organ (Switzerland)

Anna Weber - soprano (Austria)

Dominik Bauer - bas-bariton (Austria)

Works by: J. S. Bach, G. Fauré, F. Schubert, D. Buxtehude

• Friday, March 30, 18 o'clock

Evangelical Critique Church - Chamber concert

Alexandru Gavrilovici - Violin (Switzerland)

Andrea Duca - violin (Spain)

Lilla Fodor - viola (Romania)

Horaţiu Luduşan - violoncel (Romania)

Joseph Haydn, The last seven words of the Savior on the Cross, Hob. XX / 1B

• Saturday, March 31, 12 o'clock

Evangelical Critical Church - Concert-lesson

For children and young people

• Sunday, April 1, 18 o'clock

Evangelical Critique Church - Chamber concert

Anna Weber - soprano (Austria)

Dominik Bauer - bas-bariton (Austria)

Alexandru Gavrilovici - Violin (Switzerland)

Andrea Duca - violin (Spain)

Lilla Fodor - viola (Romania)

Horaţiu Luduşan - violoncello (Romania)

Daniel Dumitrana - double bass (Romania)

Evelina Andrieş - harp (Romania)

Dan Variu - semantron (Romania)

Works by: A. Băcan, G. Ligeti, A. Murariu, G. Rossini, B. Smetana, D. Variu, S. Vulturar