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Miserere—Music for Holy Week

Friday 3 April 2015, 7.30pm


Pre-concert talk 7.00pm

Wellington Cathedral of St Paul
Cnr Molesworth and Hill St
Wellington

Directed by Michael Stewart

Allegri’s setting of the Miserere is one of the most well-known choral pieces in existence—notable for its stratospheric soprano top C. But was this really the piece that Allegri wrote? Come and hear The Tudor Consort present it in both its most familiar setting and an historically-informed edition. The fascinating story of how this piece has transformed over time will be explored in a pre-concert talk. Also, discover how this penitential text has inspired great composers from Gesualdo, Byrd and Josquin, to contemporary Scottish composer James Macmillan.

Programme

Miserere mei Deus                                           William Byrd (c.1540-1623)
(Liber Secundus Sacrarum Cantionem)

Miserere                                                           Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652)
(‘top C’ version)

Miserere – Salmo 50                                         Josquin des Prez (c.1450/1455-1521)

Miserere mei a 6 – Psalmus L                           Giovanni Croce (1557-1609)
(Septem psalmi poenitentiales)

INTERVAL

Miserere                                                              Carlo Gesualdo (1560-1613)

Miserere                                                              Gregorio Allegri
(‘authentic’ version) edition by Ben Byram-Wigfield

Miserere                                                               James MacMillan (b.1959)
   

This concert was part of the 2015 Performance Series.

Review

Memorable and illuminating exploration of the Miserere, its rivals earlier and later, by The Tudor Consort and Michael Stewart

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Michael Stewart

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Bach’s St Matthew Passion – With the Chiesa Ensemble

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