1515—Sheppard and Wylkynson
Saturday 6 June 2015, 7.30pm
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Hill Street
Wellington
Directed by Michael Stewart
2015 marks the 500th anniversary of the birth and death of two significant Tudor composers: John Sheppard and Robert Wylkynson. Sheppard’s Media Vita is his six-voice masterpiece, an epic and beautiful setting of the haunting words “In the midst of life we are in death”. The surviving works of Wylkynson are few, but they display an incredible skill and ambition. His 13-part canonic setting of the Creed portrays Jesus and his 12 disciples, while his nine-part setting of the Salve Regina is one of the highlights of the Eton Choirbook.
Programme
Salve Regina Robert Wylkynson (ca 1450–1515)
Jesus autem transiens/Credo in Deum á 13 Wylkynson
The Lord’s Prayer John Sheppard (c.1515-1558)
If ye love me Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585)
I give you a new commandement Sheppard
Libera nos, salva nos I Sheppard
Interval
Libera nos, salva nos II Sheppard
In manus tuas Tallis
In manus tuas Sheppard
Media vita in morte sumus Sheppard
This concert was part of the 2015 Subscription Series.
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In all, this was a splendid performance…the music was uplifting and inspiring [and] the audience was rapt.
Middle C, 31 October 2015
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