luminatus

luminatus vocal ensemble past and present

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A light has dawned

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Our new CD is set for release in April 2026 It features great music by Phillipe de Monte, a setting of the mass based on the madrigal Ancor che col partire (by Cipriano de Rore). There is a feast of other early music as well – much of this has never been recorded before. There … Read more

August 2025

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The end of the summer brings hints of the autumn richness to come. It is tinged with feelings around the start of a new academic year, of putting away the relaxed feel of summer and getting down to some serious work. This has become a traditional time for luminatus vocal ensemble to record, and 2025 … Read more

Love Divine – Renaissance and contemporary music for voices

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Notes from a review Subtitled “Renaissance and Contemporary Choral Works,” this disc follows on from the choral ensemble luminatus’ O beata Virgo Maria, reviewed previously by William Kempster in Fanfare 48:1. I agree wholeheartedly with my colleague about the standard of the choir. The recording space (St Mary’s, Woburn) seems quite tight here, so I do wonder if … Read more

Love Divine – new CD released February 2025

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Love Divine features music by Phillipe de Monte, drawing on a motet by Cipriano de Rore. Musical material is embedded throughout this parody mass, which reflects a mature and assured mastery of counterpoint. The disc goes on to explore two composers featured by luminatus vocal ensemble in concerts this year. Tiburtio Massaino and Ippolito Baccusi. … Read more