Italian Renaissance Masters at St Peter's Church, Petersfield on Saturday 23rd October 2021

Please note: This concert is in the past and has already taken place.

Italian Renaissance Masters

Add to my Calendar 23-10-2021 19:30 23-10-2021 21:30 36 Italian Renaissance Masters The Renaissance Choir will perform heavenly sacred works, earthly madrigals and drinking songs from Renaissance Italy. It’s our belief that 15th – 17th century Europe was the birthplace of the most beautiful music ever written. This artistic flowering took place across the whole of Europe: in music, painting, sculpture and literature. In our series of ‘Renaissance Masters’ concerts we transport our audiences back in time, displaying the greatest music and paintings of the Renaissance. Our concert includes Victoria’s final work and masterpiece, Officium Defunctorum and other sacred pieces. By contrast we will also create a vibrant Italian street scene, including drinking songs, madrigals, and singers turning into animals! A full-colour programme illustrated with artworks by Michaelangelo, Caravaggio, Botticelli and others is available for purchase at the time of booking. St Peter's Church, Petersfield DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Peter's Church
The Square
Petersfield
Surrey
GU32 3HS
England

Saturday 23rd October 2021
7:30 PM

Programme

Tomas Luis de Victoria – Officium Defunctorum a 6

Performers

Zoe Barnett – acoustic guitar

Renaissance Choir

Programme Note

The Renaissance Choir will perform heavenly sacred works, earthly madrigals and drinking songs from Renaissance Italy.

It’s our belief that 15th – 17th century Europe was the birthplace of the most beautiful music ever written. This artistic flowering took place across the whole of Europe: in music, painting, sculpture and literature. In our series of ‘Renaissance Masters’ concerts we transport our audiences back in time, displaying the greatest music and paintings of the Renaissance.

Our concert includes Victoria’s final work and masterpiece, Officium Defunctorum and other sacred pieces. By contrast we will also create a vibrant Italian street scene, including drinking songs, madrigals, and singers turning into animals!

A full-colour programme illustrated with artworks by Michaelangelo, Caravaggio, Botticelli and others is available for purchase at the time of booking.

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