Monteverdi Vespers (1610)
Claudio Monteverdi’s famous 1610 Vespers never fails to astonish. Written on the cusp of the Renaissance and Baroque, it dazzles with vocal and instrumental virtuosity, burns with fervent devotion, and invites us into its intimate, sensual solos, duets and trios.
This is an unforgettable opportunity to hear this music of extraordinary scale and invention, as we return to St James' Church and Chipping Campden Music Festival as part of Jeffrey Skidmore's final project before retiring as Artistic Director.
Running time approx. 2 hours including interval.
EX CATHEDRA Consort & Baroque Ensemble
HIS MAJESTYS SAGBUTTS & CORNETTS
Jeffrey Skidmore conductor
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Jeffrey says
"And to finish - Monteverdi’s 1610 Vespers. One of the first works (alongside Machaut Mass!) to capture my imagination as a Magdalen undergraduate in 1970. Coming full circle it seems appropriate to end with this revolutionary, seminal and defining work with His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts."
