{"id":78979,"date":"2026-09-04T14:24:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T12:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veevcom.com\/?p=78979"},"modified":"2026-09-08T17:33:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T15:33:11","slug":"lensemble-stella-doriente-presente-alta-va-la-luna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veevcom.com\/en\/lensemble-stella-doriente-presente-alta-va-la-luna\/","title":{"rendered":"The Stella d&#8217;Oriente Ensemble presents &#8220;Alta va la luna&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Catalina Skinner &amp; the Ensemble Stella d\u2019Oriente<\/strong>, conducted by <strong>Pierre-Yves Binard<\/strong>, will<br \/>\nrelease their new album <strong><em>Alta va la luna<\/em><\/strong> on <strong>November 6th, 2026<\/strong> (CD and digital) on <strong>Mundo Azul \/<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Inou\u00efe Distribution<\/strong>. The album will be presented on <strong>Thursday, December 3rd, 2026<\/strong> on stage at the <strong>Studio de l\u2019Ermitage<\/strong> (Paris, 20th arrondissement) during a launch concert, featuring a special<br \/>\nguest appearance by <strong>Laurie Billotet<\/strong> (oriental dance).<\/p>\n<p><strong>A musical journey to the heart of the medieval Mediterranean<\/strong><br \/>\nThe songs featured on this debut album originated in the medieval Mediterranean region, where<br \/>\nJewish, Christian and Muslim cultures coexisted, engaged in dialogue and enriched one another.<br \/>\nThe programme weaves three threads into a single tapestry: the Judeo-Spanish songs passed<br \/>\ndown after the expulsion of 1492, the Occitan and Catalan troubadours singing of courtly love,<br \/>\nand the spiritual dialogue between the Cantigas de Santa Maria and Sufi chants. Amidst love laments and sacred chants, the voice of mezzo-soprano <strong>Catalina Skinner<\/strong> is accompanied by a rare ensemble of instruments \u2013 the oud, qanun, ney flutes, saz, medieval lutes, viols, violin bass, Indian harmonium and percussion \u2013 in which instruments from the Arab world and medieval European instruments echo one another, as if the two shores of the Mediterranean had always spoken the same language.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>An ensemble with multiple identities<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>The Stella d\u2019Oriente ensemble<\/strong> embodies, in its very composition, the dialogue between cultures<br \/>\nthat it celebrates. The French, Colombian, Syrian, Lebanese, Occitan and Catalan origins of its six<br \/>\nmusicians form the living fabric of their performance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Line-up:<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Catalina Skinner<\/strong>: mezzo-soprano, percussion<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Pierre-Yves Binard<\/strong>: baritone, percussion, Indian harmonium, musical direction<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Iyad Haimour<\/strong>: qanun, oud, ney flutes, vocals<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Jod\u00ebl Grasset-Saruwatari<\/strong>: medieval lutes, qitara, oud<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Guillem Giron\u00e8s<\/strong>: treble viol, bass viol<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Mahdi Hachem<\/strong>: saz, flutes, vielle, riq.<\/p>\n<p>In concert, the ensemble is joined by <strong>Laurie Billotet<\/strong> (oriental dance).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A note on the programme<\/strong><br \/>\nThis programme arose from a simple insight: the repertoires we perform separately \u2013 Sephardic,<br \/>\ntroubadour, Christian sacred and Sufi \u2013 share not only themes but also modes, phrasing and ways<br \/>\nof embellishing a melody. Yet simply placing them side by side is not enough; we must perform<br \/>\nthem as we are. We have not sought to reconstruct anything. Each piece is approached through the lens of our own cultures: certain Sephardic songs take on an Arabic flavour; a \u2018canso\u2019 by <strong>Bernart de Ventadorn<\/strong> is carried by the phrasing of a ney flute; a violin bass improvises in the Baroque style over a Sephardic lament. What this album conveys is not a restored repertoire, but the way in which these pieces circulate amongst six musicians from different cultural backgrounds. The instruments do the rest \u2013 the oud responds to the lute, of which it is the ancestor; the qanun to the viola; the qitara to the saz \u2013 and the five improvisations that punctuate the album allow each musician time to speak for themselves before the others join in. We recorded in October 2025 in a small church in the south-west of France, all in the same space, live to tape. It was the only way to achieve what we were looking for: voices and timbres blending<br \/>\ntogether, musicians breathing as one.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pierre-Yves Binard, Musical direction<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Catalina Skinner &amp; the Ensemble Stella d\u2019Oriente, conducted by Pierre-Yves Binard, will release their new album Alta va la luna on November 6th, 2026 (CD and digital) on Mundo Azul \/ Inou\u00efe Distribution. 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