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Rochester Cathedral
The Precinct
Rochester
Kent
ME1 1SX
England
Programme
Traditional Plainsong – Lauda Jerusalem Dominum (Psalm 147)
Orlande de Lassus – Osculetur me
Maddalena Casulana – Morir non puo
Orlande de Lassus – Missa Osculetur me: Credo
Josquin des Prez – Benedicta es caelorum Regina
Orlande de Lassus – Cantai hor piango
Orlande de Lassus – Lauda Jerusalem Dominum
~ Interval ~
Jean Guyot de Chatelet – Benedicta es caelorum Regina
Orlande de Lassus – Salve Regina a6
Maddalena Casulana – Dolci e vaghi augelletti
Orlande de Lassus – Magnificat Benedicta es caelorum Regina
Bob Chilcott – Lauda Jerusalem Dominum
Performers
Harry Christophers – Conductor
The Sixteen
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Programme Note
Celebrating the art of imitation, our 2024 Choral Pilgrimage explores music from the master of parody, Orlande de Lassus, alongside works by Josquin, Casulana and Bob Chilcott.
The richly sensual choral music of Renaissance master Orlande de Lassus provides a stunning centrepiece to our 2024 pilgrimage programme. Music that speaks of love earthly and divine, his motets, masses and madrigals were written over 300 years ago. But they still have the immediacy and intricacy to resonate with us today, especially when heard in the lofty surrounds of stunning chapels, churches and cathedrals.
Daringly designed and stitched in fine detail, they are in fact tailored from scraps of other music, whether Lassus’ own, the music of his revered predecessor Josquin or the monochrome beauty of plainchant. We will revive this imitation game by commissioning a new piece clothed in material borrowed from Lassus, and wrap it around two exquisite madrigals from Maddalena Casulana. An Italian lutenist and singer, she was the first female composer in the history of western music to have a whole book of her works printed. Something old, something new, something borrowed…
