On 30 September 2011, a concert of sacred
music was held at the Basilica
di Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan. Attendees enjoyed
music performed by
the Moscow Synodal Choir conducted by Alexei Puzakov
and and the
Symphony Orchestra of the Academy delle opera under the
direction of
Diego Montrone.
Works by Sergei Rachmaninov, Giuseppe Verdi, as well
as “A Song of
Ascents” by Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev and Frà
Armando Pierucci’s
“De Profundis” – a cantata based on the poems by Regina
Derieva were
performed.
Among those attending the concert were the Russian First
Lady Svetlana
Medvedeva Svetlana Medvedev, the chairman of the Department
for External
Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan
Illarion, and
Armando Pierucci.
"...concerning Fr Armando, we should say that this was
a revelation. Pierucci
is a 75 year old Franciscan, who is said to be a fine
organist and has lived for
many years in Jerusalem, where he once aroused a polemical
reaction about
Semitism and anti-Semitism. The fact is that his De Profundis...
is a powerfully
beautiful work for mezzo-soprano (the rough but strong
Polina Shamaeva),
flute (an excellent soloist whose name does not appear
in the programme),
choir and orchestra. It was written 10 years ago and
strikes an admirable
balance between classical and modern styles, with a harmonious
structure as
solid as it is audacious, and enriched with profound
and provocative
questions on the meaning of life and death."
An extract from the article by Paolo Viola
"Arcipelago Milano" 4-10-2011
There will be a new double cd (reissue) entitled “Via
Crucis – De Profundis”
released in October, 2011. It contains two Frà
Armando Pierucci’s cantatas
to the poems by Regina Derieva.
A Substantial Recording of Regina Derieva was made in
October 2001 by the Holyland Records Ltd.. The reading included 40 of her
poems, five of which
may be listened to online.
Listen to Regina Derieva Online: Audio Links
BETWEEN THE WINDOW AND THE DOOR
"Drugoe izmerenie. Razvedchik..."
from Notre Dame Review
RECONNAISSANCE
"Vo vremja vojny po-prezhnemu..."
from Notre Dame Review
Some samples
from Regina Derieva's CD (audiobook)
The Last War
"Jastreb s litsom protiv vetra. I vzor..."
"Net snov otkryt' glaza, a nado..."
"Geografija belye pjatna..."
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