Corul Madrigal at Casa de Cultură in Alba Iulia

On Friday, 15 April 2022, at 19.00, Corul Național de Cameră „Madrigal – Marin Constantin” will present the special Easter concert „Săptămâna Patimilor” at Casa de Cultură a Sindicatelor in Alba Iulia. 

The performance in the welcoming auditorium of Casa de Cultură a Sindicatelor in Alba Iulia forms part of the Easter events through which Corul Național de Cameră „Madrigal – Marin Constantin” marks this fundamental Christian feast. 

The national tour „Săptămâna Patimilor” will visit Arad, Timișoara, Alba Iulia and Cluj-Napoca from 13 to 16 April 2022, responding to the many requests received from audiences over the past year. 

„We invite audiences in Alba Iulia to welcome the holidays with light and good thoughts alongside Corul Madrigal. Our ensemble’s special Easter concert is a cultural constant for Romanians and one of the most important occasions in our emotional calendar. After this difficult period, we are delighted to meet audiences in concert halls. We hope the music performed by Corul Madrigal alongside children from the Cantus Mundi National Network will build bridges of communication and emotion, so necessary as the Resurrection approaches. The Easter concert in Alba Iulia opens the National Tour „Săptămâna Patimilor”, an initiative through which we wish to offer audiences around Romania a spiritual experience that goes beyond music” –  said Emil Pantelimon, Manager of Corul Național de Cameră „Madrigal – Marin Constantin.

Audiences are invited on a journey in sound in the lead-up to Easter through the repertoire specially chosen by Corul Madrigal’s Principal Conductor Anna Ungureanu. The programme includes Romanian works such as the celebrated „Florilegiu bizantin”, an impressive collection of Easter music assembled by the choir’s founder, Marin Constantin, alongside works from the international repertoire, including excerpts from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s impressive „Credo”. 

 „A feast such as Easter, celebrating kindness and the ultimate sacrifice, inspires us to offer a complex and profound repertoire, with beautiful spiritual compositions that connect audiences with its universal message. We hope to bring joy and warmth to the hearts of those who love music and wish to welcome Easter through its emotion” – said Anna Ungureanu, Principal Conductor of Corul Național de Cameră „Madrigal – Marin Constantin.

The moving artistic experience on the cultural centre’s stage will be complemented by children’s choirs from Alba County active in the Cantus Mundi National Programme, who will sing alongside Corul Madrigal. 
The special concert „Săptămâna Patimilor” will be enriched by specially devised stage direction and striking set design, including spectacular sets created for the event and light projections.

Tickets for the Alba Iulia concert are available on Bilete.ro, with prices starting at 60 lei.
The event will comply with the legislation in force on its scheduled date. 

Partner: Casa de Cultură a Sindicatelor Alba Iulia

Media partners: AGERPRES, Agenția de cArte, Bookhub, Itsy Bitsy, Radio BUCUREȘTI, Radio France International România, Radio România Cultural, Radio România Muzical, RADOR, Revista Psychologies, spotmedia.ro, Zile și Nopți, Pro Alba, Ziarul Unirea Alba Iulia

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Corul Național de Cameră „Madrigal – Marin Constantin” is an emblem of Romanian and international musical life. Since its foundation in 1963 by conductor Marin Constantin (1925–2011), Corul Madrigal has given more than 4.600 concerts acclaimed around the world, establishing itself as a true national brand. It is one of the world’s benchmarks for chamber choral music, with a repertoire centred on the European Renaissance, Byzantine music and contemporary Romanian and international works. In November 2016, Corul Național de Cameră „Madrigal – Marin Constantin” was officially recognised as an Ambassador of Freedom, Hope and Peace, receiving the „Jean Nussbaum and Eleanor Roosevelt” award at the United Nations Palace in Geneva during the Global Summit on Religion, Peace and Security. After 59 years of uninterrupted activity, Corul Național de Cameră „Madrigal – Marin Constantin”, a public concert institution of national importance under Romania’s Ministry of Culture, continues its cultural diplomacy as one of Europe’s longest-established and most highly regarded choral ensembles.
Since 2011, Corul Madrigal has run the Cantus Mundi National Programme, Romania’s largest programme for children’s social inclusion through music, initiated by conductor Ion Marin, which currently brings together more than 1.680 choirs and over 60.000 children in Romania and the diaspora.

Casa de Cultura a Sindicatelor Alba Iulia has been a member of Asociația Naționala a Caselor de Cultură ale Sindicatelor din România since 1995. The cultural institution has a 548-seat auditorium and a 30-seat box, as well as a 165-seat conference room. Alongside its cultural role, the building houses a gym, offices and other facilities. Casa de Cultură a Sindicatelor hosts concerts, theatre productions, exhibition openings, book fairs, stand-up comedy and occasional film screenings.