O Magnum Mysterium: London Concord Singers at St Martin Ludgate at St Martin-within-Ludgate, London on Thursday 7th December 2023

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O Magnum Mysterium: London Concord Singers at St Martin Ludgate

Add to my Calendar 07-12-2023 19:30 07-12-2023 21:30 36 O Magnum Mysterium: London Concord Singers at St Martin Ludgate London Concord Singers look forward to the Nativity with two contrasting settings of O Magnum Mysterium by Palestrina and the 20th-century French composer Pierre Villette. We also celebrate William Byrd with a performance of his Mass for Four Voices, written in the 1590s for use at clandestine Mass celebrations in recusant households. The programme is completed with 16th century composer Antoine Brumel's gloriously celebratory Laudate Dominum, originally written for the Sistine Chapel. St Martin-within-Ludgate, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Martin-within-Ludgate
40 Ludgate Hill
City of London
London
EC4M 7DE
England

Thursday 7th December 2023
7:30 PM

Programme

William Byrd – Mass for 4 Voices
Loyset Compère – Scaramelle fa la galle
Antonio Estévez – Mata del anima sola
Antoine Brumel – Laudate Dominum
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – O magnum mysterium
Pierre Villette – O Magnum Mysterium, Op.53

Performers

Jessica Norton – Conductor

London Concord Singers

Programme Note

London Concord Singers look forward to the Nativity with two contrasting settings of O Magnum Mysterium by Palestrina and the 20th-century French composer Pierre Villette. We also celebrate William Byrd with a performance of his Mass for Four Voices, written in the 1590s for use at clandestine Mass celebrations in recusant households. The programme is completed with 16th century composer Antoine Brumel's gloriously celebratory Laudate Dominum, originally written for the Sistine Chapel.

The Nativity fresco; Giotto, Ambrogio Bondone c.1266-1337; San Francesco, Lower Church, Assisi, Italy

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