Harmonies of heaven and earth
A concert of music for voices performed by luminatus vocal ensemble
CD review
O Beata Virgo Maria – Review by Laudate Magazine “O Beata Virgo Maria is a fine disc with much to appeal to lovers of a cappella mixed-voice ensembles” CD review: Hugh Benham Review published in: Laudate Magazine
Harmonies of heaven and earth
A collection of rare Renaissance pieces and contemporary repertoire. Cipriano de Rore (1515-1565) Ad te levavi oculos meos Philippe de Monte (1521-1603) Kyrie Missa Ad te levavi oculos meos Pedro de Cristo (1545-1618) O Magnum Mysterium Philippe de Monte (1521-1603) Gloria Missa Ad te levavi oculos meos Ippolito Baccusi (1550-1609) Salve regina Philippe de Monte … Read more
The Bach St John Passion
The St John Passion was written during Bach’s first year as director of church music in Leipzig and first performed in 1724, at Good Friday vespers at the St Nicholas Church. The piece falls into two halves, probably intended to flank a sermon. The libretto narrates the story of the passion as told in the … Read more
The music of Tiburtio Massaino
Massaino was probably born in Cremona around 1550. Little else is known about the Massaino family, except that he had a brother named Luke, who was head of the Venetian soldiers in Crete. Massaino entered the Augustinian order of the Aelongsian Eremitani, probably in the Piacenza convent of Santa Lorenzo. By 1571 he was in … Read more