New Oxford Consort: Ave Maris Stella, at St. Nicholas' Chapel, King's Lynn
St Nicholas' Chapel, King's Lynn, Norfolk
A capella choral works inspired by astronomical symbolism in the Christian faith from the 15th and 16th century.
This programme explores the uses of astronomical symbolism in the Christian faith, and the ways in which imagery of the stars and the heavens inspired composers of the 15th and 16th centuries:
Anon Ave Maris Stella (plainchant)
Victoria Ave Maris Stella
Lassus Prophetiae Sibyllarum (selection): Carmina Chromatico; Sibylla Cimmeria; Sibylla Samia
Biber Mystery Sonata No.2; Mary’s Visit to Elizabeth (Adrian Butterfield and Silas Wollston)
Lassus Exsultet Caelum Mare; Aurora Lucis Rutilat
New Oxford Consort
with members of London Handel Players
Saturday 20 July 2019
Klaus & Lissie Macfarlane
This programme explores the uses of astronomical symbolism in the Christian faith, and the ways in which imagery of the stars and the heavens inspired composers of the 15th and 16th centuries:
Anon Ave Maris Stella (plainchant)
Victoria Ave Maris Stella
Lassus Prophetiae Sibyllarum (selection): Carmina Chromatico; Sibylla Cimmeria; Sibylla Samia
Biber Mystery Sonata No.2; Mary’s Visit to Elizabeth (Adrian Butterfield and Silas Wollston)
Lassus Exsultet Caelum Mare; Aurora Lucis Rutilat
Bach Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh’ darein (chorale)
MacMillan Ave Maris Stella
Biber Mystery Sonata No.14: The Assumption of the Virgin (Adrian Butterfield and Silas Wollston)
Palestrina Viri Galilaei
Byrd Viri Galilaei
Anon Viri Galilaei (plainchant)