Rome 1575: Palestrina & Victoria at Queen's College Chapel, Oxford on Saturday 7th October 2023

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Rome 1575: Palestrina & Victoria

Add to my Calendar 07-10-2023 19:30 07-10-2023 21:30 36 Rome 1575: Palestrina & Victoria The Catholic Jubilee of 1575 attracted some 400,000 pilgrims to Rome. This was an extraordinary time for sacred music in the city, with both Palestrina and Victoria contributing to the celebrations. Oxford's professional early-music consort Contrapunctus, directed by Owen Rees, gives a vivid sense of the musical splendours of that year in the Eternal City. Readings from pilgrims' accounts enhance the sense of occasion. Queen's College Chapel, Oxford DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Queen's College Chapel
The Queen's College
High Street
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 4AW
England

Saturday 7th October 2023
7:30 PM

Programme

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Missa Papae Marcelli
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Haec dies quam fecit Dominus
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Jubilate deo
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Tu es Petrus (á 6)

Performers

Owen Rees – Conductor

Contrapunctus

Programme Note

The Catholic Jubilee of 1575 attracted some 400,000 pilgrims to Rome. This was an extraordinary time for sacred music in the city, with both Palestrina and Victoria contributing to the celebrations. Oxford's professional early-music consort Contrapunctus, directed by Owen Rees, gives a vivid sense of the musical splendours of that year in the Eternal City. Readings from pilgrims' accounts enhance the sense of occasion.

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