Monteverdi Vespers of 1610 at Hereford Cathedral, Hereford on Saturday 18th March 2023

Please note: This concert is in the past and has already taken place.

Monteverdi Vespers of 1610

Part of the Hereford Choral Society 2022-23 Season

Add to my Calendar 18-03-2023 19:30 18-03-2023 21:30 36 Monteverdi Vespers of 1610 It has been said that Claudio Monteverdi was the greatest composer of the early baroque period and that his Vespers of 1610 (Vespro della Beata Vergine) was composed as his calling card for ‘the big job’, maestro di cappella of St Mark’s in Venice, the position to which he was appointed in 1613.Since then the work has gradually become a mainstay of the choral repertoire, perhaps the earliest large-scale piece for which this can be said and, in so doing, has become Monteverdi’s legacy.Monteverdi’s Vespers creates a musical journey, from the mystical to the prayerful, from the happy and exultant to the angry and, surprisingly for a fundamentally liturgical work, even the sensual.Often heard performed by smaller forces, this concert will be a chance to hear the work performed on a much larger scale and it doesn’t take too much thought to imagine the thrilling impact of the famous opening D-major chord chanted by some 150 voices over the triumphant renaissance fanfare. Hereford Cathedral, Hereford DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Hereford Cathedral
Cathedral Close
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR1 2NG
England

Saturday 18th March 2023
7:30 PM

Programme

Claudio Monteverdi – Vespers of 1610

Performers

Geraint Bowen – Conductor
Aoife Miskelly – soprano
Gwendolen Martin – soprano
Gwilym Bowen – tenor
Guy Cutting – tenor
Timothy Murphy – bass-baritone
David Ireland – bass-baritone

Hereford Choral Society
Marches Baroque

Programme Note

It has been said that Claudio Monteverdi was the greatest composer of the early baroque period and that his Vespers of 1610 (Vespro della Beata Vergine) was composed as his calling card for ‘the big job’, maestro di cappella of St Mark’s in Venice, the position to which he was appointed in 1613.

Since then the work has gradually become a mainstay of the choral repertoire, perhaps the earliest large-scale piece for which this can be said and, in so doing, has become Monteverdi’s legacy.

Monteverdi’s Vespers creates a musical journey, from the mystical to the prayerful, from the happy and exultant to the angry and, surprisingly for a fundamentally liturgical work, even the sensual.

Often heard performed by smaller forces, this concert will be a chance to hear the work performed on a much larger scale and it doesn’t take too much thought to imagine the thrilling impact of the famous opening D-major chord chanted by some 150 voices over the triumphant renaissance fanfare.

Hereford Choral Society - Monteverdi Vespers of 1610

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