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There could be no better way to conclude our year than to present Monteverdi’s great mass of thanksgiving, after plague had once again ravaged Europe. Great art comes from great hardship, and in presenting this work, we acknowledge the great hardship we as the human race have collectively endured over the last two years of our lives. We give thanks to Monteverdi whose selfless act of composition has given us this heartfelt and consoling work.

Part 1 of our program begins in Italy with Monteverdi, interposed with works by other titans of the Venetian Renaissance, Marini and Gabrieli. Part 2 takes us on a journey to Germany through the music of Heinrich Schütz, Monteverdi’s great pupil and teacher of J.S. Bach. We end the year with the one composer who is our greatest inspiration, and whose ability to console and bring joy surpasses all others. J.S. Bach’s mighty Christmas Cantata ‘Christen, atzet diesen Tag’ BWV 63 is a true celebration of the spirit of Christmas and thanksgiving.


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  • PART I: ITALIA
    Monteverdi
    Messa a quattro voci da cappella ‘Selva morale e spirituale’
    Introitus Chant
    Kyrie 
    Gloria
    Marini
    Per ogni sorte di strumenti musicale, Op. 22: Passacaglio
    Credo
    Merula
    Canzoni da suonare, Book 4, Op. 17: Canzon decima settima, ‘La Monteverde’
    Sanctus
    Benedictus
    Gabrieli
    Canzona due a quattro 1608
    Agnus Dei
    Monteverdi
    Cantate Domino

    PART II: GERMANY 

    Heinrich Schütz
    Alleluja! Lobet den Herren
    J.S. Bach
    Cantata ‘Christen, ätzet diesen Tag’ BWV 63