MOYSA - YOUTH CHOIR OF THE THESSALONIKI FRIENDS OF MUSIC SOCIETY: STABAT MATER

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In accordance with the recent regulations, spectators are required to present:
i) Vaccination certificate issued by a certified authority or
ii) Certificate of recovery from the SARS-CoV-2 virus infection issued by a public authority or a certified laboratory or
iii) Self-test taken in the last 24 hours for children aged from 4 to 17
In addition they should show:
their ID or driver's license or passport or any other proof of identification

All spectators are required to wear face masks throughout their stay in the Thessaloniki Concert Hall

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G.B. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
 
Stabat Mater is a medieval Latin hymn to the Virgin Mary dating back to the 13th century, describing her grief and sorrow under the Cross. The title stems from the first verse of the poem ("Stabat Mater Dolorosa ..." - "The Mother was devastated ..."). The work was set to music by many composers, including the Italian Giovanni Pergolesi in 1736, shortly before his death. Stabat Mater is one of his most well-known and popular religious works. Characteristically, Jean-Jacques Rousseau described his introduction as "the most perfect and fascinating duet ever written by any composer". Multiple other composers worked on it, such as Giovanni Paizielo who expanded the orchestral accompaniment and Joseph Eimbler who added a choir to replace some of the duets, while Bach's "Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden" cantata was subsequently composed using the then popular technique of "parody", which signifies that the composition is based on the pre-existing work of Pergolesi.