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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 Performance Series.

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Musical Director

Michael Stewart

2023 Performance Series

March 25

Bach’s St Matthew Passion – With the Chiesa Ensemble

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