Holy Marys
1:20 Program
9 or 17 singers a cappella
This program pays tribute to the two major female figures of the Gospels: Mary, mother of Jesus, and Mary Magdalene, inexhaustible sources of inspiration for composers of the Renaissance.
The thread of this concert, a tribute to two great female figures, is first woven through the evocation of the Virgin Mary’s tears at the foot of the Cross, and those of Mary Magdalene at the tomb. This opening section presents some of the most beautiful pages of Italian and Spanish Renaissance polyphony, notably Lobo’s sublime Versa est in luctum, Lotti’s Crucifixus, and Allegri’s magnificent Miserere.
After Victoria’s grand Missa Salve Regina for eight voices, spatialized polyphonies for 4, 6, and 8 voices alternate with beautiful Gregorian antiphons.
Roland de Lassus (c. 1532 – 1594) Musica Dei Donum optimi
Alonso Lobo (1555 – 1617) Versa est in Luctum
Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548 – 1611) Tenebrae Responsories
« Judas, mercator pessimus » (holy thursday)
« Tenebrae factae sunt » (holy friday)
« O vos Omnes » (holy saturday)
Antonio Lotti (c. 1667 – 1740) Crucifixus
Gregorio Allegri (1582 – 1652) Miserere
Tomás Luis de Victoria Missa Salve
1. Introït Me expectaverunt, grégorien
2. Kyrie
3. Gloria
4. Offertoire Ave Maria, grégorien
5. Credo
6. Sanctus
7. Agnus
Francisco Guerrero (1528 – 1599) Lauda mater Ecclesia
Tomás Luis de Victoria Ave Maria (à 8 voix)
Antienne Ave Regina Caelorum
Tomás Luis de Victoria Ave Regina Caelorum
Tomás Luis de Victoria Ave Maris stella (even verses)
Antienne Mulier, quae erat in civitate peccatrix
Tomás Luis de Victoria Magnificat Octavi Toni (even verses)
