Ah, what freedom the cats enjoy as they roam around our houses at night!
Michael Wise composed his canon *A Catch on Midnightcats* with wonderful dissonances based on the *Folia* harmonic pattern, which remains popular to this day; not ‘cat music’, but expressive and exquisite.
This canon forms the starting point for our programme. Although presented with a touch of humour, the parable of the midnight cats explores life’s great themes: freedom, love and loneliness.
The Muses’ Fellows complement the programme with further 17th-century arias and dances, weaving them into a dialogue with their own poetry and compositions: inspired by early music, they create contemporary music using texts written by the ensemble itself. The styles of the old and the new are interwoven – into melodies that linger long in the memory.

ENSEMBLES

THE MUSES’ FELLOWS
Anne Schneider ⋅ Sopran soprano (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15)
Caroline Bruker ⋅ Sopran soprano (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15)
Stephan Scherpe ⋅ Tenor (1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15)
Alexander Tremmel ⋅ Tenor (1, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 14)
Sönke Tams Freier ⋅ Bass (1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15)
Mariana Gomes ⋅ Sopran soprano (1, 3, 9, 14), Violine (4, 5, 8, 12)
Adriano da Silva Trarbach ⋅ Blockflöte recorder (1, 10, 13, 14), Violoncello (4, 5, 7, 8, 12)

THE YOUNG FELLOWS
Jakob Schleitzer ⋅ Blockflöte recorder (1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14)
Kim Lüdersen ⋅ Blockflöte recorder (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14)
Felix Krieg ⋅ Blockflöte recorder (1, 4, 5, 9, 10, 13, 14), Hackbrett hammered dulcimer (2)
Nele Regenberg ⋅ Blockflöte recorder (7)
Arthur Hargassner ⋅ Harfe harp (1, 3, 4, 5, 11, 14)
Kolja Hinrichs ⋅ Harfe harp (2, 6, 12)
Henrike Lehmann ⋅ Harfe harp (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 14)
Julia-Sophie Zieschang ⋅ Harfe harp (2, 3, 7, 10)
Lena Liebert ⋅ Harfe harp (2)
Janne Krieg ⋅ Cembalo harpsichord (12), Hackbrett hammered dulcimer (2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 14)

LEITUNG | ARTISTIC DIRECTION: Monika Mandelartz ⋅ Harfe harp (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15), Cembalo harpsichord (8), Blockflöte recorder (13)