4 THURSDAY NIGHTS AT 7:30 PM -- PRE-CONCERT LECTURES AT 6:30 PM
Tickets: $40 general admission; $30 students/seniors
Vespers in Venice
May 2, 2024 7:30 pm (6:30 pm Lecture)
Vespers in Venice - Music of Claudio Monteverdi
Choir of St. Luke in the Fields
with Baroque in the Fields orchestra
The concert will feature the music of Claudio Monteverdi for the service of Vespers, including pieces from the Selva morale e spirituale anthology of 1641 and the ever-popular Beatus vir. The service of Vespers in seventeenth-century Venice was a musical extravaganza, a Concert Spirituel. The church music of Monteverdi and his contemporaries reflected the “modern style” of the day, with dazzling displays of vocal virtuosity and a kaleidoscope of instrumental colors.
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Byrd at 400
October 26, 2023 7:30 pm (6:30 pm Lecture)
Byrd at 400: The Great Service
Choir of St. Luke in the Fields
As a fitting celebration of the 400th anniversary of William Byrd’s death, we present his monumental Great Service, often described as the “crown jewel” of Anglican sacred music. It is one of his most magnificent creations, awesome in scale and hugely demanding, with intricate and complex ten-part polyphony. The program will also include psalms, anthems and organ works by Byrd.
Christmas with the Bach Family
December 7, 2023 7:30 pm (6:30 pm Lecture)
Christmas with the Bach Family
Choir of St. Luke in the Fields
with Baroque in the Fields orchestra
Festive music for the holiday season:
Johann Sebastian Bach – Cantata 91 (Gelobet seist du)
Johann Ludwig Bach – Uns ist ein Kind geboren
C.P.E. Bach – Magnificat (Berlin version)
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Masterpieces of Mexican Polyphony
March 7, 2024 7:30 pm (6:30 pm Lecture)
Masterpieces of Mexican Polyphony
Choir of St. Luke in the Fields
This program explores the wealth of Renaissance polyphony composed in New Spain in the sixteenth century. Music of Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla will be featured, including his double choir Missa Ego flos campi, driven by traditional Spanish dance rhythms. Motets and villancicos by Hernando Franco, Francisco López Capillas and Antonio de Salazar will complete the program.