Göteborgs Konserthus Sirventés Mocks the Power

Event has already taken place. Music from the South of France like you've never experienced it! In all humility, the trio shows how music and poetry can reflect the absurdities of the world when they take the medieval Occitan chant into their own hands.

Concert length: 2 h incl. intermission Scene: Stenhammarsalen
245-315 SEK Student 123-159 SEK Young up to 29 123-158 SEK

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Music from the South of France like you’ve never experienced it! Trion Sirventés takes the medieval Occitan chant into their own hands. In all humility, the trio shows how music and poetry can reflect the absurdities of the world.

The trio Sirventés is from the south of France from the historical region of Occitanie. Sirventés, literally translated “servant’s song”, was a form of Occitan lyric poetry in the Middle Ages that is far removed from the cliché that reduces the troubadour to a ballad-singing lover in an ivory tower. The form was a protest and satire directed at those in power.

Drawing on their respective backgrounds in Western and Eastern music, popular music and art music, the trio explores the potential of medieval Occitan chant. The legacy left behind by the 13th-century troubadours evolves with digressions and improvisations.

In all humility, Sirventés shows how music and poetry can reflect the absurdities of the world.

Get in the mood

DJ Said plays records in the foyer before the concert and the bar is open. Bring all your friends and come!

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Friday 8 March 2024: The event ends at approx. 21.30

Participants

Sirventés

Manu Théron vocals

Gregory Dargent oud

Etienne Gruel percussion

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