'Nothing less than a triumph' Choir and Organ Magazine
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
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
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
Our new CD, O Beata Virgo Maria, features previously unrecorded music by Tiburtio Massaino, Francesco Guerrero, Cecilia McDowall, Melissa Dunphy and Kerensa Briggs.
Much of the repertoire has a Marian theme and includes a setting of O Beata Virgo Maria by Massaino. This is in six sections, with shifts in vocal forces, texture and style. It is based on an original text by Fulbert of Chartres. You can see a glimpse of the first section here: