Armonico Consort: Monteverdi Vespers at St Mary's Church, Warwick on Thursday 22nd June 2023

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Armonico Consort: Monteverdi Vespers

Add to my Calendar 22-06-2023 19:30 22-06-2023 21:30 36 Armonico Consort: Monteverdi Vespers Leading choir and period-instrument ensemble, Armonico Consort performs Monteverdi’s Vespers, a towering masterpiece of the early Baroque. Over 400 years old, this astounding work is full of surprises, from brilliant instrumental writing, to opulent choruses and moving arias.  Its publication in 1610 almost certainly helped Monteverdi gain the prestigious post of maestro di cappella at St Mark’s in Venice, which he kept until his death in 1643.  Playing on instruments of the period, Armonico Consort is joined by The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble: the cornett is an early wind instrument and the sackbut a forerunner of the modern trombone.  St Mary's Church, Warwick DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Mary's Church
Old Square
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV34 4RA
England

Thursday 22nd June 2023
7:30 PM

Programme

Claudio Monteverdi – Vespers of 1610

Performers

Christopher Monks – Director

Armonico Consort
English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble

Programme Note

Leading choir and period-instrument ensemble, Armonico Consort performs Monteverdi’s Vespers, a towering masterpiece of the early Baroque.

Over 400 years old, this astounding work is full of surprises, from brilliant instrumental writing, to opulent choruses and moving arias. Its publication in 1610 almost certainly helped Monteverdi gain the prestigious post of maestro di cappella at St Mark’s in Venice, which he kept until his death in 1643.

Playing on instruments of the period, Armonico Consort is joined by The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble: the cornett is an early wind instrument and the sackbut a forerunner of the modern trombone.

Armonico Consort, credit: Peter Marsh, Ashmore Visuals

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