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Music Divine
European and English Renaissance polyphony for male voices
Part of the Worcestershire Early Music Festival
Add to my Calendar 06-05-2017 19:30 06-05-2017 21:30 36 Music Divine Some of the finest and most magnificent polyphony to come from Renaissance England and Europe, including Monteverdi’s Cantate Domino and Tomkins’ When David Heard and Music Divine. The Songmen are an international multi-award winning a cappella ensemble. In 2011 they won awards in the sacred and profane categories at the prestigious Tolosa International Choral Contest and in 2012 they were one of only three British groups to be nominated for the Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards in the USA, for their jazz album Midnight. With an enviable reputation as one of the UK’s finest and most versatile a cappella groups, The Songmen possess a wealth of experience from the worlds of classical, sacred, and popular music, balancing their love for the old Renaissance masters with a passion for exciting contemporary composers through commissioning and performing their own original material. Old St Martin's Church, Worcester DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Old St Martin's Church
The Cornmarket
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR1 2PN
England
Programme
Thomas Tomkins – When David Heard that Absalom was slain
Thomas Tomkins – Music Divine
Claudio Monteverdi – Cantate Domino
Performers
The Songmen
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Programme Note
Some of the finest and most magnificent polyphony to come from Renaissance England and Europe, including Monteverdi’s Cantate Domino and Tomkins’ When David Heard and Music Divine.
The Songmen are an international multi-award winning a cappella ensemble. In 2011 they won awards in the sacred and profane categories at the prestigious Tolosa International Choral Contest and in 2012 they were one of only three British groups to be nominated for the Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards in the USA, for their jazz album Midnight. With an enviable reputation as one of the UK’s finest and most versatile a cappella groups, The Songmen possess a wealth of experience from the worlds of classical, sacred, and popular music, balancing their love for the old Renaissance masters with a passion for exciting contemporary composers through commissioning and performing their own original material.
