Saturday, 19 April 2008, 8pm
Xavier College Chapel, Barkers Road, Kew
Subscription Concert 2
No Renaissance composer was more revered in his time, and for several generations after his death, than Josquin Desprez. According to Martin Luther, “other composers do what they can with the notes — Josquin alone does as he wishes.” This all- Renaissance program features several of Josquin’s own works, including the great Miserere, and a number of works written in his memory. Among the latter are Gombert’s moving Musae Iovis, Jachet di Mantua’s Dum vastos Adriae, which includes musical quotations from five of the Josquin motets heard earlier in the program, and Jean Richafort’s superb Requiem.
PROGRAM
Josquin Desprez Praeter rerum seriem
Josquin Desprez Stabat mater
Josquin Desprez Inviolata, integra et casta es, Maria
Josquin Desprez Salve regina
Josquin Desprez Miserere mei, Deus
Jheronimus Vinders O mors inevitabilis
Benedictus Appenzeller Musae Iovis
Nicolas Gombert Musae Iovis
Jachet da Mantua Dum vastos Adriae
Jean Richafort Missa pro defunctis
| SOPRANO | ALTO | TENOR | BASS |
| Deborah Summerbell | Jennifer Mathers | Peter Campbell | Kieran Rowe |
| Carol Veldhoven | Belinda Wong | Tim Van Nooten | Julien Robinson |
| Helen Gagliano | Niki Ebacioni | Vaughan McAlley | Alistair Clark |
| Kathryn Pisani | Jenny George | Stuart Tennant | Tim Daly |
| Maria Pisani | |||
| Claerwen Jones |