A tribute to
Bruckner’s life and music
布魯克納 200 週年紀念
NOĒMA
Chamber Choir 室樂合唱團
Sanders Lau 劉卓熙
Artistic Director 藝術總監
I CANNOT ATTAIN UNTO IT
St John’s Cathedral
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Approximately 2 hours including one interval
演出長約 2小時，包括一節中場休息
Please turn off your mobile phone and other sound or light-emitting devices
請關掉手提電話及其他電子裝置
Please refrain from photography and audio or video recording
請勿攝影、錄音或錄影
Please keep noise to a minimum during the performance
演出期間請保持安靜
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雲山蒼茫
Prologue 序
Misery 淒
Interval 中場休息
Wisdom 智
Longing 慕
Perseverance 竭
Epilogue 跋
Pange lingua 《聖身奧妙》
Anton Bruckner 布魯克納 (1824–1896)
Seeking, Searching 《聲聲慢》
Kai-Young Chan 陳啟揚 (b1989)
Miserere mei, Deus 《上帝憐我》
Gregorio Allegri 亞歷基 (1582–1652)
Christus factus est 《基督承順至死》
Anton Bruckner 布魯克納
O virtus Sapientiae 《上智之力》
Hildegard von Bingen 聖賀德佳 (1098–1179)
I cannot attain unto it 《我不能及》
Nico Muhly 慕禮 (b1981)
Os justi 《義人口言智慧》
Anton Bruckner 布魯克納
Sicut cervus 《如鹿切慕溪水》
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina 帕勒斯堤納 (c1525–1594)
and the swallow 《燕得伏雛之巢》
Caroline Shaw 蕭嘉蓮 (b1982)
Locus iste 《此乃主所立》
Anton Bruckner 布魯克納
Nunc dimittis 《求主頌》
Arvo Pärt 帕特 (b1935)
Virga Jesse 《耶西之條》
Anton Bruckner 布魯克納
Gloriamur in tribulationibus 《患難亦樂》
Orlande de Lassus 拉素士 (c1532–1594)
Vexilla regis 《皇旗前導》
Anton Bruckner 布魯克納
NOĒMA
Choir 合唱
Sanders Lau
劉卓熙
Conductor 指揮
Soprano 女高音
Rachel Kwok 郭 岍
Rosella Tang 鄧旭婷
Winky Wong ⿈健怡
Angela Yiu 姚安盈
Alto 女低音
Carmen Bat 畢家敏
Ruth Lau 劉思敏
Grace Leung 梁顯恩
Tenor
男高音
Kenny Lam 林浚逸
Justin Li 李家澍
Carmel Tse 謝迦密
Bass 男低音
Yik-Long Lau 劉奕朗
Felix Shuen 孫子承
Caleb Woo 胡永正
Wai-Ki Wun
溫偉圻
‘PATIENCE PRODUCES EXPERIENCE; AND EXPERIENCE, HOPE.’
「忍耐生老練， 老練生盼望。」
In this season-opening concert, NOĒMA celebrates the 200th anniversary of Anton Bruckner (1824–1896) and pays tribute to the great Austrian composer’s life and music. Bruckner’s unaccompanied motets rank among the highest achievements of Roman Catholic church music, which have been staples of the standard choral repertoire ever since their composition.
Tonight’s programme is curated to highlight Bruckner’s virtues of patience in his relentless pursuit of perfection throughout his artistic life. It is divided into four themes: misery, wisdom, longing, and perseverance. Each theme features a well-known motet by Bruckner and two complementary works by Renaissance and contemporary composers.
在今晚的樂季揭幕音樂會中，NO Ē MA 慶祝奧地 利大師布魯克納（ 1824–1896）誕辰 200 週年，並 致敬這位偉大作曲家的生命和音樂。布魯克納的 無伴奏經文歌是天主教聖樂中的瑰寶，在過去百 多年間，一直在經典合唱曲目中佔重要席位。
今晚的節目以布魯克納音樂生涯中鍥而不捨追 求完美的耐性與毅力為靈感，分為四個主題： 「 淒 、智、慕、竭 」，每個主題以一首布魯克納的 著名經文歌為核心，並配搭兩首文藝復興與當代 作品。
Bookending the concert are two works that encapsulate Bruckner’s journey of sacred writings. Pange lingua (1835), a straightforward four-part setting, was Bruckner’s first-ever composition, written at the age of 11. Despite its simplicity, he revised it towards the end of his life in 1891. Both versions will be performed at the beginning of tonight’s performance, followed by the final verse from another setting of Pange lingua (1868). Vexilla regis (1892) was written just four years before Bruckner’s death while he was struggling to finish his ninth and final symphony. According to the composer, he wrote it ‘according to a pure impulse of the heart’, and it was his final work written for the church, making it a perfect closer for this programme.
Although Bruckner did not identify with the Cecilian Movement (a late 19th-century church music reform that aimed to bring back the ideals of 16th-century polyphony), almost all of his motets were written in the Renaissance style: Latin texts, point-of-imitation designs, and essentially an a cappella texture. Four such works will be heard throughout tonight’s concert. Christus factus est (1884) is rich with lavish harmonies, unprepared modulations, stark dynamic shifts, and jarring suspensions, all hallmarks of Bruckner’s mature style. Os justi (1879) is a most ‘purist’ product of Bruckner, using only the notes of the Lydian scale, with no sharps, flats, dominant sevenths, or second inversion chords. Despite the lack of these standard harmonic devices, the music feels effortlessly natural. Locus iste (1869), dedicated to the Votive Chapel of the new Linz Cathedral, celebrates a spiritual home. Its simple ternary form mirrors the symmetrical design of the great cathedral. Virga Jesse (1885), with a text from the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, prophesies the reconciliation of the ‘high’ and the ‘low’, closing with a jaunty alleluia.
音樂會以布魯克納人生中第一部作品開首，以其 晚年最後寫成的經文歌作結。布魯克納 11 歲時 寫下《聖身奧妙》( 1835 )。儘管作品只以簡單的 四部和聲寫成，布魯克納在 1891 年晚年時作出 修訂。今晚將演繹這兩個版本，並加入另一版本 《聖身奧妙》 ( 1868)的最後一節。布魯克納在去世 前四年寫下《皇旗前導》( 1896 )，當時他正埋首 完成自己的第九部也是最後一部交響曲。據作曲 家稱，他「發自內心純粹的衝動」譜寫了這首經文 歌。這是他生命中最後創作的聖樂作品，正好為 音樂會作結。
雖然布魯克納並非「西西利亞」聖樂復興運動 ( 19 世紀末旨在推廣 16 世紀複調音樂的教會音 樂改革)的支持者，但他大多數經文歌作品均 帶有濃厚的文藝復興風格元素，例如拉丁文 歌詞、短動機模仿設計與無伴奏織體等。其中 四首代表性作品將穿插於今晚的節目。《基督 承順至死》( 1884 )充滿了豐富的和聲、無預兆 的轉調、鮮明的力度變化，以及衝撞的掛留和 不協和音，這些都是布魯克納成熟寫作風格的 標誌。
《義人口言智慧》( 1879 )是一首極「純 粹」的作品，全曲僅用利地安調式音階寫成， 不含升降符號、屬七和弦，也沒有第二倒位和 弦。儘管缺乏這些常見的和聲元素，音樂仍然 自然流暢。為當時新建的林茲座堂小聖堂而寫 的 《此乃主所立》( 1869 )以簡潔的三段結構歌 頌聖所，呼應聖堂的對稱建築。《耶西之條》 ( 1885 )為聖母無玷始胎節而寫，預言著「至高」 與「卑微」的復和，尾段以「哈利路亞」輕快 作結。
Bruckner’s connection to the Renaissance style makes it fitting to include some of the most celebrated works from that era in tonight’s concert. The legendary Miserere mei, Deus (1638) by Italian composer Gregorio Allegri (1582–1652) was written for the Sistine Chapel. Made famous through myths and anecdotes, it includes thrilling ornamentations that soar to the iconic high C in the soprano part. Tonight’s performance follows a scholarly edition tracing the evolution of this work.
The concert’s second half opens with the ancient chant O virtus Sapientiae by German abbess and visionary mystic St Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179), a celebration of the figure of Divine Wisdom.
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c1525–1594) is revered as the gold standard of Renaissance counterpoint. Set to the famous Psalm text ‘as the deer’, Sicut cervus (published in 1604) is one of his most performed motets. Less often heard is its rarely performed second part, Sitivit anima mea. Orlande de Lassus (c1532–1594), an exact contemporary of Palestrina, was by far the most prolific composer of the period. Gloriamur in tribulationibus (published in 1604) concludes in a lush backdrop of sustained long notes, accentuating the word ‘hope’, providing a resolution to tonight’s four themes.
今晚的曲目也會探索數首文藝復興的作品，引領 觀眾更認識這股對布魯克納有深遠影響的創作 源流。意大利作曲家亞歷基( 1582–1652 )的名作 《上帝憐我》 ( 1638 )為梵蒂岡西斯汀聖堂詩班而 寫，因其傳奇軼事而廣受認識，音樂中由女高音唱 出的裝飾高 C 音更為人津津樂道。今晚演出的版 本將追溯這部作品的發展歷程。
音樂會下半由中世紀德國神視密契者、神學家、 作曲家聖賀德佳( 1098–1179)的素歌《上智之力》 開場，以極簡而具穿透力的旋律讚美神聖智慧的 形象。
帕勒斯堤納( c1525–1594)的寫作風格獲後世推崇 為文藝復興對位法的金科玉律。
《如鹿切慕溪水》 ( 1604 年出版)取材自舊約聖經詩篇，是他廣為演 出的經文歌，其第二部分《我靈渴想上帝》則較 鮮為人知。拉素士( c1532–1594)與帕勒斯堤納生 於同一時期，是當時產量極高的作曲家。他筆下 的 《患難亦樂》( 1604 年出版)尾段以多聲部連綿 的長音交織，強調「希望」一詞，為音樂會的四個 主題有力收結。
Just as Bruckner embraced the seemingly simpler, more restrained world of Renaissance church music yet infused his unique voice, the four contemporary composers featured in tonight’s programme similarly forge their own paths from constraints to creativity.
Seeking, searching (2015/2023) is an awardwinning work by Hong Kong composer Chan Kai-Young (b1989). The eight-part a cappella writing is a setting of the lyric poem by Song Dynasty poetess Li Qingzhao (1084–1155). The music captures the aching emotional intensity in the poem with colourful text paintings while masterfully preserving the natural inflections of the Cantonese language within the contrapuntal texture despite its tonal constrictions.
Minimalist composer Arvo Pärt (b1935) and the younger post-minimalists Nico Muhly (b1981) and Caroline Shaw (b1982) all demonstrate an economy of materials, creating sonorities unique to themselves. Muhly’s I cannot attain unto it (2005), a setting of Psalm 139, repeats and cycles syllables in a hypnotic and devotional manner, using subtle rhythmic and metrical changes to propel the music forward. Audiences who enjoyed NOĒMA’s Hong Kong premiere of To the Hands last year will be no stranger to the work of Shaw, Pulitzer Prize winner. And the swallow (2017), also based on a Psalm text, paints a sonically rich canvas with parallel triadic motions and interweaving rhythmic patterns between the divisi parts within the choir. Pärt created ‘Tintinnabuli’, a compositional technique in many of his works characterised by juxtapositioning arpeggiated triads around a stepwise diatonic line. Nunc dimittis (2001) is no exception. Pärt sets the words by Simeon with an incredible sense of tenderness, followed by transcendent, sparkling joy.
正如布魯克納從看似較含蓄的文藝復興複調音樂 中匠心獨運，音樂會曲目中的四位當代作曲家也 各自以制約啟發創意，另闢蹊徑。
《聲聲慢》 ( 2015/2023)是香港知名作曲家陳啟揚 ( 1989 年生)的得獎作品，將宋代女詩人李清照 ( 1088–1155)詩作中的悲愁和孤寂透過八聲部無 伴奏合唱細膩描繪，同時巧妙地在對位結構中的 保留了粵語的自然韻律。
極簡主義大師帕特( 1935 年生)、新一代的後極簡 主義作曲家慕禮( 1981 年生)及蕭嘉蓮( 1982 年生) 均享譽國際，擅長以簡約手段創造出獨特的音響 效果。慕禮的《我不能及》( 2005)利用聖經詩篇 139 篇中的文字反覆循環，營造虔誠與催眠的聲 效，並透過微妙的節奏和拍號變化，推進音樂。欣 賞過 NO Ē MA 去年香港首演《致雙手》的觀眾， 應該對普立茲獎得主蕭嘉蓮的作品不會太陌生。 《燕得伏雛之巢》( 2017)同樣取材自詩篇，以平行 三和弦的行進以及合唱分部之間交織的節奏形 憑，勾勒出豐富的聲響畫面。帕特的《求主頌》 ( 2001)展現其著名的「鐘鳴作曲法」，運用三和弦 琶音與級進音階交替使用，以無比靜謐的情感呈 現西緬得見基督的話語，隨後伴以超然的喜悅。
From Bruckner’s profound musical devotion to his Renaissance influences and the voices of contemporary composers who evoke deep emotional resonance through simplicity, this evening’s programme journeys through timelessness and serenity.
從布魯克納深邃的聖樂作品、文藝復興的歷史根 源到當代作曲家別具一格的呼應，今晚的節目引 領觀眾一同穿越無盡的蒼茫，追尋澄靜。
Written by Sanders Lau
Anton Bruckner
布魯克納
(WAB 31, 1835)
Now my tongue the mystery telling, Of the glorious body sing; And the blood, all price excelling Which the world's eternal king, In noble womb once dwelling, Shed for this world ransoming.
(WAB 31, 1891)
Therefore we, before him bending, This great sacrament revere; Types and shadows have their ending, For the newer rite is here.
Faith, outward sense befriending, Makes the inward vision clear:
(WAB 33, 1868)
Glory let us give, and blessing
To the Father and the Son; Honour, might and praise addressing, While eternal ages run: Ever too his love confessing, Who, from both, with both is one.
Pange lingua gloriosi
Corporis mysterium, Sanguinisque pretiosi
Quem in mundi pretium
Fructus ventris generosi, Rex effudit gentium.
我之歌喉，須當讚揚，
流自世界永生王， 此王昔日誕降下方， 流血原為救萬邦。
Tantum ergo sacramentum
Veneremur cernui, Et antiquum documentum
Novo cedat ritui; Praestet fides supplementum
Sensuum defectui.
我眾向主虔誠叩拜， 參加聖事心敬畏； 往昔禮文，今歸停息， 今日恭奉新禮節； 信心外與覺官相協， 心中內觀更明澈。
Genitori Genitoque
Laus et iubilatio, Salus, honor, virtus quoque
Sit et benedictio; Procedenti ab utroque
Compar sit laudatio.
但願盡性，盡心，盡意， 讚美聖哉父與子， 尊崇，歌頌，讚美，稱揚， 萬代萬年永不止； 同時永念聖靈仁愛， 父子聖靈三一體。
Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274)
SEEKING, SEARCHING
聲聲慢
Kai-Young Chan
陳啟揚
Seeking, searching,
shivering silence.
Sorrow, suffering, stirring.
Shifting seasons of life
Seize sleepless souls.
Sipping a bit of wine
Cannot fight The breezy night.
Geese passing, Heart aching; Just as the memories stir.
Yellow petals clutter: gaunt and grim
Who would go pick them now?
Weeping window:
Who could withstand the dark?
Tall trees shielding the rain.
As night falls:
Pattering, clattering.
What a scene.
No words can gauge all the grief.
尋尋覓覓，
冷冷清清，
淒淒慘慘戚戚。
乍暖還寒時候，
最難將息。
三杯兩盞淡酒，
怎敵他、
晚來風急？
雁過也，
正傷心，
卻是舊時相識。
滿地黃花堆積。
憔悴損，
如今有誰堪摘？
守著窗兒，
獨自怎生得黑？
梧桐更兼細雨，
到黃昏、
點點滴滴。
這次第，
怎一個愁字了得！ Translated by Kai-Young Chan
李清照(1084–1155)
Gregorio Allegri
Have mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness.
According to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences.
Wash me thoroughly from my wickedness: and cleanse me from my sin.
For I acknowledge my faults: and my sin is ever before me.
Against thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified in thy saying, and clear when thou art judged.
Behold, I was shapen in wickedness: and in sin hath my mother conceived me.
But lo, thou requirest truth in the inward parts: and shalt make me to understand wisdom secretly.
Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness: that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
Turn thy face from my sins: and put out all my misdeeds.
Make me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from thy presence: and take not thy holy Spirit from me.
O give me the comfort of thy help again: and stablish me with thy free Spirit.
Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked: and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou that art the God of my health: and my tongue shall sing of thy righteousness.
Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord: and my mouth shall shew thy praise.
For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it thee: but thou delightest not in burnt-offerings.
The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit: a broken and contrite heart, O God, shalt thou not despise.
O be favourable and gracious unto Sion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, with the burnt-offerings and oblations: then shall they offer young bullocks upon thine altar.
Miserere mei, Deus, secundum magnam misericordiam tuam.
Et secundum multitudinem miserationum tuarum dele iniquitatem meam.
Amplius lava me ab iniquitate mea et a peccato meo munda me.
Quoniam iniquitatem meam ego cognosco et peccatum meum contra me est semper.
Tibi soli peccavi et malum coram te feci, ut justificeris in sermonibus tuis, et vincas cum iudicaris.
Ecce enim in iniquitatibus conceptus sum et in peccatis concepit me mater mea.
Ecce enim veritatem dilexisti; incerta et occulta sapientiae tuae manifestasti mihi.
Asperges me hyssopo, et mundabor; lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor.
Auditui meo dabis gaudium et laetitiam: et exsultabunt ossa humiliata.
Averte faciem tuam a peccatis meis, et omnes iniquitates meas dele.
Cor mundum crea in me, Deus, et spiritum rectum innova in visceribus meis.
Ne proiicias me a facie tua, et spiritum sanctum tuum ne auferas a me.
Redde mihi laetitiam salutaris tui et spiritu principali confirma me.
Docebo iniquos vias tuas, et impii ad te convertentur.
Libera me de sanguinibus, Deus, Deus salutis meae, et exsultabit lingua mea justitiam tuam.
Domine, labia mea aperies, et os meum annuntiabit laudem tuam.
Quoniam si voluisses sacrificium, dedissem utique; holocaustis non delectaberis.
Sacrificium Deo spiritus contribulatus: cor contritum et humiliatum, Deus, non despicies.
Benigne fac, Domine, in bona voluntate tua Sion, ut aedificentur muri Ierusalem.
Tunc acceptabis sacrificium iustitiae, oblationes, et holocausta: tunc imponent super altare tuum vitulos.
上帝啊，
求你按你的慈愛恩待我！
按你豐盛的憐憫 塗去我的過犯！
求你將我的罪孽洗滌淨盡， 潔除我的罪！
因為我知道我的過犯； 我的罪常在我面前。
我向你犯罪，惟獨得罪了你； 在你眼前行了這惡， 以致你責備的時候顯為公義， 判斷的時候顯為清白。
看哪，我是在罪孽裏生的， 在我母親懷胎的時候就有了罪。
你所喜愛的是內心的誠實； 求你在我隱密處使我得智慧。
求你用牛膝草潔淨我，我就乾淨； 求你洗滌我，我就比雪更白。
求你使我得聽歡喜快樂的聲音， 使你所壓傷的骨頭可以踴躍。
求你轉臉不看我的罪， 塗抹我一切的罪孽。
上帝啊，求你為我造清潔的心， 使我裏面重新有正直的靈。
不要丟棄我，使我離開你的面； 不要從我收回你的聖靈。
求你使我重得救恩之樂， 以樂意的靈來扶持我， 我就把你的道指教有過犯的人， 罪人必歸順你。
上帝啊，你是拯救我的上帝； 求你救我脫離流人血的罪！ 我的舌頭就高唱你的公義。
主啊，求你使我嘴唇張開， 我的口就傳揚讚美你的話！
你本不喜愛祭物， 若喜愛，我就獻上； 燔祭你也不喜悅。
上帝所要的祭就是憂傷的靈； 上帝啊，憂傷痛悔的心， 你必不輕看。
求你隨你的美意善待錫安， 建造耶路撒冷的城牆。
那時，你必喜愛 公義的祭和燔祭， 全牲的燔祭； 那時，人必將公牛獻在你壇上。
CHRISTUS FACTUS EST
基督承順至死
Anton Bruckner
Christ was made for us obedient unto death, the death of the cross. Therefore God exalted Him and gave Him a name which is above all names.
Christus factus est pro nobis obediens usque ad mortem, mortem autem crucis.
既有人的樣子，
就謙卑自己， 存心順服， 以至於死， 且死在十字架上。
Philippians 2:7b-9
Propter quod et Deus exaltavit illum, et dedit illi nomen, quod est super omne nomen.
所以上帝把他 升為至高， 又賜給他超乎 萬名之上的名。
腓立比書 2:7下-9
O VIRTUS
SAPIENTIAE
上智之力
布魯克納 Hildegard von Bingen
聖賀德佳
O strength of Wisdom who, circling, circled, enclosing all in one lifegiving path, three wings you have: one soars to the heights, one distils its essence upon the earth, and the third is everywhere. Praise to you, as is fitting, O Wisdom.
O virtus Sapientiae, quae circuiens circuisti comprehendendo omnia in una via, quae habet vitam, tres alas habens, quarum una in altum volat, et altera de terra sudat, et tertia undique volat.
Laus tibi sit, sicut te decet, O Sapientia.
上智之力， 汝遍行天地， 掌萬象於一途， 此途通於生命。
汝展三翼， 一翼飛昇於天， 一翼流動於地， 一翼周行四野。
當讚美汝， 智慧，當受此禮。
Nico Muhly
慕禮
OS JUSTI
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; I cannot attain unto it. Whither shall I go from thy spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
Psalm 139:6-8
這樣的知識奇妙， 是我不能測的， 是我不能及的。
我往哪裏去， 躲避你的靈？ 我往哪裏逃， 躲避你的面？ 我若升到天上， 你在那裏； 我若躺在陰間， 你也在那裏。
詩篇139:6-8
Anton Bruckner
布魯克納
The mouth of the just is exercised in wisdom, and his tongue will be talking of judgement. The law of his God is in his heart, and his footsteps will not be distraced.
Os justi meditabitur sapientiam: et lingua ejus loquetur judicium. Lex Dei ejus in corde ipsius: et non supplantabuntur gressus ejus.
義人的口發出智慧； 他的舌頭講說公平。 上帝的律法在他心裏， 他的步伐總不搖動。
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
帕勒斯堤納
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
Psalm 42:1-3
AND THE SWALLOW
燕得伏雛之巢
Caroline Shaw
蕭嘉蓮
How beloved is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts.
My soul yearns, faints, my heart and my flesh cry.
The sparrow found a house and the swallow her nest, where she may place her young.
They pass through the valley of bakka, they make it a place of springs.
The autumn rains also cover it with pools.
Sicut cervus desiderat ad fontes aquarum, ita desiderat anima mea ad te, Deus.
Sitivit anima mea ad Deum fortem vivum: quando veniam et apparebo ante faciem Dei? Fuerunt mihi lacrymae meae panes die ac nocte, dum dicitur mihi quotidie: Ubi est Deus tuus?
上帝啊， 我的心切慕你， 如鹿切慕溪水。
我的心渴想上帝， 就是永生上帝，
我幾時得朝見上帝呢？ 我晝夜以眼淚當食物， 人不住地對我說： 「你的上帝在哪裏呢？」
萬軍之上主啊， 你的居所何等可愛！ 我羨慕渴想 上主的院宇， 我的內心，我的肉體 向永生上帝歡呼。
在你祭壇那裏， 麻雀為自己找到了家， 燕子為自己找著菢雛 之窩。
詩篇 42:1-3
Psalm 84:1-3,6
他們經過「流淚谷」， 叫這谷變為泉源之地； 且有秋雨之福蓋滿了 全谷。
詩篇 84:1-3,6
此乃主所立
Anton Bruckner
布魯克納
This place was made by God, a priceless holy place, it is without fault.
NUNC DIMITTIS 求主頌
Arvo Pärt
帕特
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace: according to thy word.
For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people.
To be a light to lighten the Gentiles and to be the glory of thy people Israel.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be world without end. Amen.
Locus iste a Deo factus est, inaestimabile sacramentum, irreprehensibilis est.
Nunc dimittis servum tuum, Domine, secundum verbum tuum in pace.
Quia viderunt oculi mei salutare tuum, Quod parasti ante faciem omnium populorum. Lumen ad revelationem gentium, et gloriam plebis tuae Israel.
Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc et semper et in sæcula sæculorum. Amen.
此殿乃主所立， 奧妙無窮，奇妙難量； 完美無瑕，至善至美。
主歟，
如今可以依主之言， 釋放僕人安然而去。
因為我之眼目 已見主之救恩。
即主於萬民之前 所預備者， 乃照耀外邦人之光， 並為主民以色列之榮耀。
但願榮耀歸於聖父、 聖子、聖靈，
始初如此，現今如此， 後來亦如此， 永無窮盡。阿們。
2:29–32
Anton Bruckner
布魯克納
The rod of Jesse hath blossomed: a Virgin bears both God and man; God hath restored peace, reconciling in Himself the lowest with the highest. Alleluia.
Virga Jesse floruit: Virgo Deum et hominem genuit: pacem Deus reddidit, in se reconcilians ima summis. Alleluja.
GLORIAMUR IN TRIBULATIONIBUS
患難亦樂
Orlande de Lassus
拉素士
We glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope: and hope maketh not ashamed.
Gloriamur in tribulationibus: scientes quod tribulatio patientiam operatur: patientia autem probationem, probatio vero spem, spes autem non confundit
不但如此， 就是在患難中 也是歡歡喜喜的， 因為知道患難生忍耐， 忍耐生老練， 老練生盼望， 盼望不至於落空。
VEXILLA
Anton Bruckner
布魯克納
The banners of the king advance: The mystery of the Cross shines forth; He, the creator of all flesh, Flesh himself, was hanged.
Hail, O Cross, our only hope; In this Passiontide Increase justice to the pious, Grant forgiveness to sinners.
God, most high Trinity, May every soul praise you: Forever reign over those you save Through the mystery of the Cross. Amen.
Vexilla Regis prodeunt; Fulget Crucis mysterium, Quo carne carnis conditor Suspensus est patibulo.
O Crux ave, spes unica, Hoc Passionis tempore!
Auge piis justitiam, Reisque dona veniam.
Te summa, deus, Trinitas, Collaudet omnis spiritus: Quos per Crucis mysterium Salvas rege per saecula. Amen.
皇旗前導，
十架奧秘閃耀， 創造萬物之主，
成為肉體，懸掛十架上。
讓我們歡呼，聖十架， 唯一的希望，
在此受難之時！ 增強信徒的公義， 賜予罪人寬恕。
至高的三一上主，
願萬靈讚美你，
藉十字架奧秘所救贖者， 永世受你掌管。阿們。
中文歌詞翻譯由梁顯恩 提供，參考《聖經》(和修 上帝版)及《普天頌讚》。
Sanders Lau is a multifaceted conductor with an unwavering conviction in choral music’s singular power to express and connect. He is the Artistic Director and founder of NOĒMA, and has established the choir as one of the most dynamic and innovative forces in the city’s choral landscape. Sanders believes home-bred professional choral performances will be vital in advancing the local scene. He is known for his approach to programme curation that sparks contemplation, blending standard repertoire with contemporary writings, many of which were Hong Kong and world premieres, in seamless narratives.
Sanders has also served as Resident Conductor with Die Konzertisten, where he has collaborated with a constellation of internationally renowned conductors, including Stephen Layton, Jonathan Cohen, and John Butt, and has cultivated a specialised interest in the historically informed performances of early music.
A highly sought-after choral artist, Sanders frequently guest-conducts, adjudicates, and offers masterclasses and clinics for eminent organisations such as the Hong Kong Arts Festival, Voices of Singapore Festival, and Hong Kong Inter-School Choral Festival. He is ardent about nurturing the next generation of choral leaders and has coached choirs from major universities in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau, as well as numerous other youth and school choirs. His conducting courses have been attended by hundreds of school music teachers and young professionals, furthering his impact on the choral community.
In 2023, Sanders won the First Prize and two Special Awards at the Romano Gandolfi International Competition for Choral Conductors. As a tenor, Sanders recently debuted as the Evangelist in Bach’s St John Passion.
SANDERS LAU 劉卓熙
劉卓熙為香港知名合唱音樂家，活躍於指揮、演 出、教學等多個領域，熱衷推動本地合唱發展。由 他創立並擔任藝術總監的室樂合唱團 NOĒMA 矢志製作本地專業合唱表演，正穩步發展，備受 矚目。劉氏擅長節目策劃，透過編排深刻的敘事 與營造氛圍，帶領聽眾穿梭於傳統曲目與現代作 品，當中更不乏香港首演的國外作品和本地作曲 家的委約創作。
劉氏同時擔任本地室樂合唱團 DieKonzertisten 之駐團指揮，專研以鑑古手法演出早期音樂， 多次與國際知名指揮家合作，包括萊頓、高恩、 畢特等。
劉氏頻繁獲邀擔任客席指揮及評委，並任教大師 班和工作坊，合作機構包括香港藝術節、新加坡 之聲合唱節、香港校際合唱節等。他熱心培育後 進，曾指導香港、台灣和澳門的多所大學合唱團， 以及其他青少年和學校合唱團，並推出指揮課 程，每年吸引逾百名音樂教師和年輕指揮報讀。
2023 年，劉氏於意大利簡杜輝國際合唱指揮比賽 中獲得冠軍和兩項特別獎。作為男高音，他近來 首次演唱巴赫《聖約翰受難曲》的傳道人。
NOĒMA
NOĒMA is a leading chamber choir dedicated to advancing Hong Kong’s choral scene. Comprising some of the finest local choral musicians, the group has quickly become one of the city’s premier ensembles under the dynamic leadership of Artistic Director Sanders Lau, who founded the choir in 2022. NOĒMA has performed to critical acclaim, with invitations from eminent presenters, including MUSE of The University of Hong Kong (HKU), Tai Kwun, and most recently, the Hong Kong Arts Festival in the soldout multimedia choral concert ‘Garden of Repose’. This cross-disciplinary performance was specifically designed and curated for the choir and has received high praise. It was nominated and shortlisted for the 2024 Classical:NEXT Innovation Award.
The choir’s ethos is centred on applying ideals of rhetoric –– the art of persuasion––to its performances, always exploring and harnessing the expressive landscape in its
repertoire. NOĒMA is known for its innovative and thought-provoking programming, creating profound dialogues among music, poetry, and spirituality, and reaffirming the relevance of choral art in contemporary society, offering a diverse and stimulating repertoire.
Collaborations are integral to NOĒMA’s endeavour. The group has partnered with artists such as the Cong Quartet, composer Adrian Wong, director/choreographer Ivanhoe Lam, and set designer Ruby Law. In the 2024/25 season, NOĒMA will again collaborate with Ivanhoe Lam in a multimedia theatrical performance as part of his artist residency at the East Kowloon Cultural Centre. Additionally, NOĒMA is partnering with the HKU Chamber Singers as part of the inaugural HKU Doming Lam Composition Prize, furthering its commitment to developing Hong Kong’s choral community.
NOĒMA 為香港新銳室樂合唱團，由藝術總監劉 卓熙於 2022 年創辦，薈萃本地合唱精英，致力為 合唱發展帶來新可能。
NOĒMA 曾獲香港大學繆 思樂季及大館等知名主辦機構邀請演出。2024 年 首次亮相香港藝術節，在多媒體合唱音樂會《憩 園》中擔綱，演出全數售罄，好評如潮，更獲提名 入圍 2024 Classical: NEXT 創新大獎。
NOĒMA 以其創新並引人深思的音樂會曲目設計 著稱，透過音樂、詩詞、靈性之間的深刻對話，探 討合唱藝術與當下社會的聯繫，並通過探索歌曲 的表達和修辭方式，找出最動人的演繹手法。
NOĒMA 經常與不同範疇藝術家合作，包括 Cong 四重奏、作曲家黃子峻，以及舞台設計師羅煒 瑜。在 2024/25 樂季，合唱團將與東九文化中心駐 場藝術家林俊浩合作，演出由他創作及執導的跨 媒體劇場作品。此外，NOĒMA 獲首屆「香港大學 林樂培作曲獎」邀請，將聯同香港大學室內合唱 團演出得獎作品，並舉辦大師班及工作坊，致力 推廣本地合唱音樂。
Season Overview & Ticketing
樂季總覽及票務
2
BEYOND THE SPHERE OF GRIEF
悲外之境
購買貴賓門票，支持 NOĒMA 發展。
Get VIP tickets to support NOĒMA’s development.
Approximately 2 hours, including one interval.
演出長約 2小時，包括一節中場休息。
MIT MIR ALS EIN KIND 忘我而安
Vox Luminis 光輝之聲 Guest Choir 客席合唱
Lionel Meunier 慕尼耶 Guest Director 客席總監 20th-century British choral masterworks 20世紀英國合唱傑作
Tenebrae 黯聲合唱團
Guest Singers 客席合唱歌手
$380, $280, $180 (VIP $600)
4
The Bach Dynasty: Music by the Bach family 巴赫家族經文歌
2 JUL 2025 WED 8PM
$320, $220 (VIP $500)
3
CE QUI PÈSE ET NOURRIT
林間隙光
A celebration of the serene joy of life with two premieres
生命的寧靜喜悅，及兩部首演
St John’s Cathedral 聖約翰座堂
Free seating within allocated areas 持票人可於所屬區域自由就坐
5
Motets by Johann Sebastian Bach J S 巴赫經文歌
Auditorium, Tsuen Wan Town Hall 11 JAN 2025 SAT 8PM 荃灣大會堂 演奏廳 荃灣大會堂 演奏廳
$320, $220 (VIP $500) Methodist International Church
12 APR 2025 SAT 8PM 循道衞理聯合教會 國際禮拜堂
Free seating within allocated areas
持票人可於所屬區域自由就坐
5 JUL 2025 SAT 8PM
$380, $280, $180 (VIP $600)
Auditorium, Tsuen Wan Town Hall
Package Discount
套票優惠
Applicable to all concerts.
適用於所有節目。
10% discount for booking 2 or more of any concerts in the same transaction.
同時訂購任何 2 個節目或以上，即享 9 折優惠。
‘Chiaroscuro’
Early-bird Discount
「黯光」早鳥優惠
Only applicable to concerts 2 and 5.
只適用於節目 2、5。
20% discount for booking within the early-bird periods*
於指定日期前 * 購票，即享 8 折優惠。
* Concert 2 discount available until 11 Dec 2024.
節目 2 優惠期至 2024 年 12 月 11 日。
Concert 5 discount available until 31 Jan 2025.
節目 5 優惠期至 2025 年 1 月 31 日。
‘Chiaroscuro’
Package Discount
「黯光」套票優惠
30% discount for booking concerts 2 and 5 in the same transaction#
同時訂購節目 2 及 5，即享 7 折優惠 #。
# Available until 11 Jan 2025.
優惠期至 2025 年 1 月 11 日。
Tickets at art-mate
門票現於 art-mate 發售。
art-mate.net
Production Team
Artistic Director 藝術總監
Sanders Lau 劉卓熙
General Manager 行政經理
Eleanor Chu 朱芷慧
Design 設計
Jonathan Mak & Ming Cheung
Photography 攝影
Calvin Sit
Video & Audio 錄音錄影
InSync Perspective 聲畫同步
Acknowledgement
鳴謝
St John’s Cathedral
聖約翰座堂
Methodist International Church
循道衞理聯合教會國際禮拜堂
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
香港管弦樂團
Hong Kong Inter-School Choral Festival
香港校際合唱節
Department of Music,
The University of Hong Kong
香港大學音樂系
The Chinese University of Hong Kong Chorus
香港中文大學合唱團
Hong Kong Youth Choir
香港新青年合唱團
Hong Kong Voices
香港和聲
Tallis Vocalis
Mr Ng Cheuk Yin
伍卓賢先生
Mr Alexander Chuk
祝子揚先生
Post-Concert Survey
項目計劃資助 Project Grant
Arts Capacity Development Funding Scheme HKSAR Government
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