Vox Luminis
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19:15 Introduction in Fentener van Vlissingen Foyer
We are only too pleased to place him on a pedestal during this festival edition: Cristóbal de Morales, the emperor of Iberian polyphony. Born in Seville around 1500, he went down in history with music that combines the glorious Franco-Flemish counterpoint with elements from Spanish traditional repertoires.
With the Officium Defunctorum and the five-part Missa Pro Defunctis, Morales established milestones in the genre of funeral music. Publications and copies can be found all over Europe, and even the New World followed the Morales trend: his Requiem is said to have graced the memorial ceremonies for Emperor Charles V in Mexico in 1599. This majestic diptych is the generous treat offered by brand new twentysomething Vox Luminis!
Programme
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Cristóbal de Morales
Officium defunctorum
Missa pro defunctis a 5
Programme subject to changec1500-1553
Musicians
- Tim Braithwaite, Sophia Faltas, Tessa Roos, Korneel van Neste, Katerina Blizkovska cantus
- Marc García, João Moreira, André Pérez Muíño, Tobias Knaus alto
- Olivier Berten, Philippe Froeliger, Adriaan de Koster, Vincent de Soomer, Massimo Lombardi, Lisandro Nesis, Emanuele Petracco, Roberto Rilievi tenor
- Vincent Berger, Javier Cuevas, Pieter Stas bass
- Lionel Meunier artistic direction, bass
