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Contrapunctus: Polyphony in Portugal

Add to my Calendar 11-10-2025 19:30 11-10-2025 21:30 36 Contrapunctus: Polyphony in Portugal Oxford’s renowned early-music consort Contrapunctus brings to life masterworks of the rich Portuguese musical tradition of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. At the heart of the programme is Duarte Lobo’s radiant Missa de beata virgine, a masterpiece from the chapelmaster of Lisbon Cathedral. Alongside it are motets by Manuel Leitão de Aviles—an intriguing figure who worked in Granada—uncovered by the ensemble’s director, Owen Rees. A rare opportunity to experience the splendour, expressiveness, and devotion of Portugal’s golden age of sacred music. Queen's College Chapel, Oxford DD/MM/YYYY

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

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Oxford’s renowned early-music consort Contrapunctus brings to life masterworks of the rich Portuguese musical tradition of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. At the heart of the programme is Duarte Lobo’s radiant Missa de beata virgine, a masterpiece from the chapelmaster of Lisbon Cathedral. Alongside it are motets by Manuel Leitão de Aviles—an intriguing figure who worked in Granada—uncovered by the ensemble’s director, Owen Rees.

A rare opportunity to experience the splendour, expressiveness, and devotion of Portugal’s golden age of sacred music.

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