Monteverdi Vespers at St James's Church, London on Saturday 28th March 2026

Monteverdi Vespers

Add to my Calendar 28-03-2026 19:30 28-03-2026 21:30 36 Monteverdi Vespers Petros Singers are thrilled to be returning to St James’s Piccadilly to perform the great masterpiece of the early Baroque, Monteverdi’s Vespers, alongside period instrumentalists and a world-class line-up of soloists. Claudio Monteverdi is rightly regarded as the first great master of large-scale choral music. His Vespro della Beata Vergine – better known simply as the Vespers, and nominally in honour of the Blessed Virgin – was published in 1610 and remains a landmark in the evolution of Western music. Seamlessly blending the rich traditions of Renaissance sacred music with the bold, expressive style of early opera, Monteverdi created a work of astonishing range and beauty. By turns intimate and majestic, serene and dramatic, spiritual and sensual, the Vespers offers a dazzling array of sound, taking us on a vibrant and uplifting musical journey. Petros Singers is a leading West London auditioned chamber choir, performing a wide variety of music – from baroque to contemporary, from large-scale works to exquisite miniatures – placing particular emphasis on vibrant and communicative singing.  Richard Bannan [musical director] was a choral scholar at Clare College, Cambridge before embarking on a career as a professional vocal musician, arranger and teacher. He now sings as a Lay-Clerk at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, and with many of the country’s major professional ensembles.  St James's Church, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St James's Church
197 Piccadilly
Piccadilly
London
W1J 9LL
England

Saturday 28th March 2026
7:30 PM

Tickets

Programme

Claudio Monteverdi – Vespers of 1610

Performers

Mhairi Lawson – soprano
Zoë Brookshaw – soprano
Benjamin Hulett – tenor
Simon Wall – tenor
Toby Ward – tenor
Alexander Ashworth – baritone
Richard Bannan – Musical Director

Petros Singers
English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble
Monteverdi String Band

Programme Note

Petros Singers are thrilled to be returning to St James’s Piccadilly to perform the great masterpiece of the early Baroque, Monteverdi’s Vespers, alongside period instrumentalists and a world-class line-up of soloists.

Claudio Monteverdi is rightly regarded as the first great master of large-scale choral music. His Vespro della Beata Vergine – better known simply as the Vespers, and nominally in honour of the Blessed Virgin – was published in 1610 and remains a landmark in the evolution of Western music. Seamlessly blending the rich traditions of Renaissance sacred music with the bold, expressive style of early opera, Monteverdi created a work of astonishing range and beauty.

By turns intimate and majestic, serene and dramatic, spiritual and sensual, the Vespers offers a dazzling array of sound, taking us on a vibrant and uplifting musical journey.

Petros Singers is a leading West London auditioned chamber choir, performing a wide variety of music – from baroque to contemporary, from large-scale works to exquisite miniatures – placing particular emphasis on vibrant and communicative singing.

Richard Bannan [musical director] was a choral scholar at Clare College, Cambridge before embarking on a career as a professional vocal musician, arranger and teacher. He now sings as a Lay-Clerk at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, and with many of the country’s major professional ensembles.

Sandro Botticelli, Cestello Annunciation (detail) 1489, via Wikimedia Commons

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