Around 1680, Dieterich Buxtehude composed Membra Jesu nostri, a cycle of seven cantatas combining mystical medieval poetry and lyrical excerpts from the Old Testament to venerate the wounds of Christ.

In 2021, Swiss composer Xavier Dayer echoes this with Afin que le lion féroce ne l’attaque pas. He joins the five singers and ten instrumentalists of Membra Jesu nostri with a modern wind quintet, questioning in his own words the protective force of the artistic and contemplative gesture, in the interweaving of sonorities between ancient and modern instruments and human voices.

Gli Angeli Genève is one of Switzerland’s most renowned period-instrument ensembles.

Membra Jesu nostri is one of the masterpieces of Baroque sacred music

A comparison of early music and creation with a piece by Swiss composer Xavier Dayer, which combines baroque and modern instruments.