The Map and Music of Matteo Ricci

A multi-media performance to reanimate the pivotal cultural exchange between

Italian Jesuits and Chinese literati in 17th-century China.

This collaborative project features: PROJECTION of Ricci’s beautifully printed map, which he created in 1602 and presented to the Wanli Emperor in 1608. PREMIERE of the program was given in December 2010 at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, China.

MUSIC old and new—this program includes Italian and Chinese music from Ricci’s time, dramatic readings of writings by Ricci and his contemporaries, and new music composed for ¡Sacabuche! by Chinese composer Huang Ruo. Traditional Chinese instrumentalists join ¡Sacabuche!, who perform on Baroque instruments. Featuring Stanley Ritchie (Baroque violin) and Wendy Gillespie (viol da gamba).

PRE-CONCERT LECTURE / DEMONSTRATION from the fascinating text of Ricci’s map by Ann Waltner, Director of the Institute for Advanced Study and Professor of History, University of Minnesota. Demonstration and discussion of the Baroque instruments, Chinese instruments, and compositional process, as well as a panel discussion about the interdisciplinary collaborative process are also available.

CONTACT Linda Pearse, Artistic Director, www.sacabuche.com Email: dpearse@indiana.edu, Tel: (812) 219-1034

A multi-media performance reanimating the pivotal cultural exchange between Italian Jesuits and Chinese literati in seventeenth-century China. This program combines music and dramatic readings, visually framed by a projected digitized version of the world map that Matteo Ricci created and presented to the Wanli Emperor.

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Praise for ¡Sacabuche!

“Matteo Ricci: His Map and Music—the most creative intelligent, multi-layered project to be seen here for a long time (and its world premiere). ---Time Out Beijing, December 2010

“¡Sacabuche!’s opening night performance set the standard for all that followed. The program was beautifully arranged, the playing inspired, and the sound glorious. This gifted young ensemble will go far.” Harvey Malloy, Executive Director San Francisco Early Music Society, Berkeley Early Music Festival

“The ensemble’s intonation was flawless, its balance excellent, and its overall sound was deliciously full-bodied and smooth” Boston Music Intelligencer, 06/09/09, Schnauber, review of BEMF Fringe Concert

¡Sacabuche! is fast emerging as one of America’s premiere sackbut and cornetto ensemble. ¡Sacabuche! began as a collegium ensemble based at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music’s Early Music Institute, and performs the beautiful and lesser-known repertoire of baroque trombones, cornettos, organ and voice, specializing in

¡Sacabuche! Founder and Artistic Director Linda Pearse teaches early trombone at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music's Early Music Institute. She holds a master’s degree in early music performance at the Schola Cantorum in Basel, and performed in ensembles in Europe for over ten years before returning to North America.

Sarah Barbash-Riley, Sackbut Ray Horton, Sackbut Simon Wood, Sackbut James Andrewes, Violin

Contact: Linda Pearse, Artistic Director, www.sacabuche.com 3136 S. Carnaby Street, Bloomington Indiana 47401, USA Email: dpearse@indiana.edu, Tel: (812) 219-1034

Martie Perry, Violin Christine Buras, Soprano Benjamin Geier, Tenor Ignacio Prego, Organ