Songs of love and devotion

A carefully curated sequence of music to include some rare Renaissance music by Tallis, Palestrina, Phillipe de Monte and Allegri, as well as great pieces by Monteverdi, Holst, Arvo Part and Parry.

The madrigal Ancor che col partire by Cipriano de Rore was one of the most famous settings. It is paired here with the excerpts from the parody mass by Phillipe de Monte.  The concert includes music by Palestrina @500, the astounding Sancte Deus by Thomas Tallis and a variety of wonderful secular and sacred piece. A highlight will be the Miserere by Allegri, with it soaring soprano line. This promises to be a great concert!

This will be performed by luminatus vocal ensemble, 'a choir of exceptional ability', directed by David Bray. Each singer is an established soloist, creating a 'rich' and 'vibrant' sound. Their ground-breaking recent recordings have been hailed as 'excellent, and a 'remarkable achievement', breaking new ground in shining light onto some relatively unknown Renaissance pieces and music by contemporary composers, especially females.

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Kyrie - Missa Ancor che col partire - Phillipe de Monte
Salvator Mundi – Palestrina
Sancte Deus – Tallis
Miserere - Allegri
Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei - Missa Ancor che col partire - Phillipe de Monte
Ave Verum - Shelley

The deer's cry - Pärt
Rest sweet nymphs - Pilkington
Ancor che col partire - Cipriano de Rore
O Mirtillo - Monteverdi
Il et bel et bon - Passereau
I love my love - trad. Arr. Holst
Never weather beaten sail - Parry