MUSIC BY MONTEVERDI & PURCELL
Our next concert takes place on Sunday, 26 January 2020 at 5pm in St. Andrew’s Church, Westland Row, Dublin 2.
Conducted by Duncan Brickenden, the choir will perform works by Henry Purcell and Claudio Monteverdi, featuring guest soloists Eoin Conway, countertenor, Rory Lynch, tenor and Tristan Caldwell, bass. The orchestra will be led by David O’ Doherty with organist David Grealy. The programme includes Monteverdi's "Beatus Vir" and Purcell's anthems "Rejoice in the Lord Alway", "O Sing Unto The Lord" and "I Was Glad".
Time and venue: Sunday 26 January 2020, 5pm, St. Andrew's Church, Westland Row, Dublin 2. Tickets will be available to buy from Eventbrite and will be also available on the door.
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) spent the earlier part of his life in Cremona and he subsequently worked at the court of Mantua and then the Republic of Venice but the vagaries of patronage and court politics meant that he struggled financially for most of his life. He composed both sacred and secular music and is considered a pioneer of opera, of which he wrote three. The best-known of these is “Orfeo”, composed in 1607, which is still regularly performed today. Read more…
Henry Purcell (1659-1695) is considered to be the best English composer of the baroque era. As a child, he was a chorister at the Chapel Royal and is said to have started composing at the age of 9. He subsequently went on to become organist at Westminster Abbey and the Chapel Royal. He composed anthems for the royal family, music for the stage and sacred music. Read more…