The Cardinall's Musick: Performance Diary

View the list below or see the performance calendar on the right.

Concert: National Concert Hall, Dublin (Tuesday 9 October 2018, 8.00 pm)

The Music Makers
Devotion to the Virgin Mary was central to belief for 16th century Catholics and composers produced some of their very best music for her. From the sumptuous writing of Padilla and Guerrero to an unusually dramatic Palestrina, from the wit of Byrd to the playfulness of Hieronymus Praetorius. Alongside them is some of the finest music written for The Cardinall’s Musick in recent years, including Cheryl Frances Hoad’s astonishing depiction of a sixteenth century comet, Nico Muhly’s ostinato-like setting of medieval words, Judith Weir’s suave settings of George Herbert and Paul Crabtree’s tear-jerking settings of words by the Shaker writer, Ann Lee.

Information and tickets at https://www.nch.ie/
Tel +353 (0)1 417 0000

Date: Tuesday 9 October 2018, 8.00 pm    Venue: National Concert Hall, Dublin »

Concert: Wigmore Hall (Wednesday 30 January 2019, 7.30 pm)

THE COMPANY OF HEAVEN
The Saints of the Church have long provided inspiration for composers, especially in the medieval, Renaissance and early Baroque periods when the Church and its ceremonies stood at the centre of daily life. This is the second in a series of three performances featuring masses in honour of particular saints and features a mass for St Mary Magdalene by Guerrero. A mass for St John the Baptist (Palestrina) follows in the remaining concert, in June 2019. Each mass is a fine example of these composers at their very best – perfect democracy in the music with each part holding equal importance and wonderful invention in their melodies and imitation. Plainsong propers for the relevant feast day help to throw the polyphony into relief.

Each second half features a variety of motets, the small-scale alongside the more magnificent. A setting of the Magnificat – the words of the Blessed Virgin Mary – concludes each concert.

General booking opens on 6th November.

Book online at wigmore-hall.org.uk
By phone on 020 7935 2141
In person at 36 Wigmore Street, London W1U

Date: Wednesday 30 January 2019, 7.30 pm    Venue: Wigmore Hall, London »