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St Editha's Parish Church
Saint Editha's Close
Tamworth
Staffordshire
B79 7DA
England
Tickets
Prices: £20 £17 concessions (over 65 or in receipt of means tested benefits) Under 18 free Carer free
Book Tickets
Programme
Hildegard of Bingen – O Virtus Sapientiae
Orlando di Lasso – Lamentationes Jeremiae Prophetae (Feria quinta in coena Domini)
Jacquet de Mantau – O Jesu Christ
Thomas Tallis – If ye love me
Tomas Luis de Victoria – O vos omnes, qui transitis per viam
Tiburtio Massaino – Illuminare Jerusalem
~ Interval ~
John Dowland – The lowest trees have tops
John Dowland – Weep you no more
Claudio Monteverdi – Ecco Mormorar L'onde
John Hyatt Brewer – There is a garden
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry – Songs of Farewell: 1, My Soul there is a country
Vaclovas Augustinas – Sanctus
Performers
David Bray – Conductor
Programme Note
This concert reflects pieces written for different types of performance traditions. It includes music composed for use within Christian worship, and part of a Catholic tradition focused on great European cathedrals. Other pieces draw on more general spiritual texts, or forms of courtly love. There are some rare gems here and, collectively, they provide an opportunity to get to know musical styles drawn from the Renaissance to the present day.
luminatus vocal ensemble is a highly acclaimed group of professional singers. Recent reviews have described us as ‘spellbinding’ and a ‘choir of exceptional ability’. The ‘rich and full’ sound of the ensemble is derived from the quality of the singers, who are all established soloists, and work as ‘first amongst equals’, singing within the ensemble, or taking more extended solos as required. ‘Nothing less than a triumph’ Choir and Organ.
The group perform an eclectic range of repertoire, using a period instrument orchestra where required. The focus in recent recordings has been newly discovered, or edited, Renaissance pieces, which are set alongside contemporary compositions, especially by female composers. The juxtaposition highlights links and differences between these musical genres.
