The Marian Consort
Vicente Lusitano was once a celebrated composer and theorist, renowned for his sharp musical insights – and one of the rare known composers of African descent in 16th-century Europe. Today, his name is largely forgotten. Unjustly so, according to The Marian Consort, which brings together his motets in a compact showcase. Works by contemporaries such as Vicentino, Danckerts, and Lassus place the Portuguese composer back in the musical heart of High Renaissance Rome, where he managed to carve out his own niche.
Programme
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Vicente Lusitano
Heu me, Domine
c1520-after 1562 -
Ghiselin Danckerts
Laetamini in Domino
c1510-after 1565 -
Vicente Lusitano
Regina caeli laetare
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Nicola Vicentino
Heu mihi Domine
1511-1575/76 -
Vicente Lusitano
Sancta Maria
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Tomás Luis de Victoria
Ave regina caelorum a8
1545-1611 -
Vicente Lusitano
Aspice Domine a6
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Orlandus Lassus
Regina caeli laetare a7
1530/32-1594 -
Vicente Lusitano
Inviolata
Programme subject to change
Musicians
- Caroline Halls, Victoria Meteyard soprano
- Joy Sutcliffe, Sophie Overin alto
- Will Wright, Ed Woodhouse tenor
- Jon Stainsby, Christopher Webb bass
- Rory McCleery musical direction
