Possessed Ex Silentio

• 1 Psalm 121 02:11
• 2 La Ditie de Jehanne d'Arc 03:29
• 3 O Deusa Dos Orixas (arr. H. Brough for 2 voices and instruments) 03:01
• 4 Stu Pettu e Fattu Cimbalu d'Amuri 04:24
• 5 Canarios - Vassi d'Iansa 02:52
• 6 Ya Toda Me Entregue y Di 03:15
• 7 Pizzica Nardo 01:20
• 8 Nao tragais borzeguis pretos 02:23
• 9 Spellsong 01:56
• 10 Ecclesie militantis (excerpt) 01:37
• 11 Fandango 03:37
• 12 Tarantella del Gargano 04:54
• 13 Tamburello Solo 02:01
• 14 Nunc aperuit nobis 01:53
• 15 Fortune my foe, P. 62 (arr. as Witchcraft Discovered and Punished) 08:38
• 16 Pizzica Tarentata 03:01
• 17 Flying Down to Rio Music Makes Me (arr. H. Brough for 2 voices and instruments) 03:24
• Total Runtime 53:56

Info for Possessed

Internationally acclaimed early music ensemble, eX, presents POSSESSED, a musical journey through the mysterious world of possession. Featuring medieval, renaissance, baroque and traditional music, POSSESSED explores Christian ecstatic trance as experienced by Hildegard von Bingen, Teresa of Avila and Joan of Arc, demonic possession of the Salem witches, initiation rites of the Afro-Brazilian Candomblé and a musical exorcism performed to the wild rhythms of the Tarantella.

“eX’s Possessed is a tour de force - instrumental and vocal brilliance combined to extraordinary effect.” (The Works, RTÉ TV)

“The music was of the highest international standard with beautiful singing and most infectious instrumental playing... early music of this sort has such a strong immediate appeal and eX is the only Irish-based group to present it – and to such a very high standard.” (Tim Thurston, Lyric FM)

Caitríona O’Leary, voice
Clara Sanabras, voice, guitar
Steve Player, guitars
Paulina van Laarhoven, treble & bass viols
Harvey Brough, guitar, psalter
Andrea Piccioni, frame drums & percussion
Francesco Turrisi, frame drums & percussion

Recorded June 2010, St. Peter’s Church of Ireland, Drogheda, Ireland
Recored by John Hadden, Adrian Hart and Mick Heffernan
Edited & Mastered by Jonas Niederstadt, Berlin 2013

Ex Silentio
was founded in 2001 by Dimitris Kountouras and Markellos Chryssikopoulos. Varying from two up to seven musicians, the ensemble is equally at home with late medieval, renaissance as well as with baroque repertoire while is providing contemporary music projects as well, often connected with early music. Being one of the few greek ensembles specializing on early music and historical performance practice, Ex Silentio has given numerous concerts in several European countries like in Greece, Germany, Italy, Holland, Austria etc. The ensemble collaborates regularly with the mezzo soprano Theodora Baka and the counter tenor Nikos Spanos.

Booklet for Possessed