Saturday 19 May 2012 at 5.30 pm
Xavier College Chapel, Barkers Rd, Kew
Subscription Concert 3
Michelangelo, reluctant painter of the Sistine Chapel ceiling, completed the four-year task in 1512. The Chapel was first opened to the public on 1 November (All Saints’ Day) the same year. What music was performed on that occasion is not known for certain; but Josquin’s Missa Gaudeamus is based on the Introit for All Saints’ Day, and the Mass was copied into the Sistine Chapel choirbooks shortly before that time, making it a prime suspect. The motets that make up the remainder of this program were also copied into the choirbooks shortly before or during 1512, so at the very least these works were in the choir’s repertoire at this time, allowing our imaginations to synchronise sight and sound.
Please note the earlier start time of 5.30pm for concerts during the colder months.
PROGRAM
Antoine Brumel Laudate Dominum in caelis
Jacob Obrecht Laudemus nunc
Johannes Prioris In principio erat Verbum
Loyset Compère Ad honorem tuum Christe
Josquin Desprez Liber generationes Jesu
Josquin Desprez Salve Regina
Josquin Desprez Missa Gaudeamus
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SINGERS
| Soprano Deborah Summerbell Carol Veldhoven Katherine Norman Maria Pisani Kirsty Biber |
Alto Belinda Wong Yi Wen Chin Niki Ebacioni Rebecca Woods |
Tenor Peter Campbell Matthew Thomson Vaughan McAlley
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Bass Kieran Rowe Andrew Murray Philip Nicholls Alistair Clark |