Travel back in time to experience the splendour and majesty of 16th and 17th-century Venice with Schola Cantorum of Oxford and His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts.
Music from this awe-inspiring city sat at the very heart of the choral world for over a century, with composers such as Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli writing glittering, soaring music that perfectly matched its opulent surroundings. This is music from across the centuries; stately, skillful, and very much alive.
Joining forces with the UK’s most established period brass ensemble, Oxford University’s premier chamber choir, conducted by Steven Grahl, offer a dazzling programme with these ‘glories of Venice’ at its heart.
This vivid grandeur is paired with modern-day homage to the beauty of Renaissance choral music, with the premiere of new work from Professor Martyn Harry, Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s beautiful Beyond the night sky, and Nico Muhly’s new Things Unknown, celebrating the Schwarzman Centre.
Performers
Schola Cantorum of Oxford choir
Soprano
Amélie Brownridge, Rebekah Devlin, Kirsty Fernie, Tansy Fowler, Fleur Gardner-Wray, Jess Maton. Helen Matthews, Elizabeth Millett, Molly Skeil, Holly Smith, Clare Tedder
Alto
Eliana Dunford, Angela Ede, Elisabeth Egel, Rosemary Ellis, Rowan Haslam, Kitty Joyce, Thomas Li, Mali Wood
Tenor
Daniel Atkinson, George Balfour, Charlie Gollop, Euan Kemp, Matthew Rengert, Zach Sellis
Bass
Luke Boulton, Matthew Eldridge, Alfred Hopkins, Madeleine Lay, George L'Estrange, Max Rozenfeld, Corin Tompkins
His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts ensemble
Cornetts
Jamie Savan, Helen Roberts, Jeremy West
Sackbutt bass
Guy Morley, Stevie Williams
Sackbutt alto / tenor
Philip Dale, Stephanie Dyer, Martyn Sanderson
William Whitehead organ
Repertoire
Andrea Gabrieli Kyrie - Christe - Kyrie
Nico Muhly Things unknown (concert premiere)
Giovanni Battista Grillo Canzon Terza
Cheryl Frances-Hoad Beyond the night sky
Giovanni Gabrieli Canzon Primi Toni
Giovanni Gabrieli Jubilate Deo
Giovanni Gabrieli Maria Virgo
Martyn Harry Houses of Parliament
Martyn Harry Agnus Dei from A Shepherd’s Requiem
Giovanni Gabrieli Plaudite, psallite
Giovanni Gabrieli In Ecclesiis
