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The Sixteen
The Choral Pilgrimage 2014
The Voice of the Turtle Dove –
inspiring music in glorious buildings
19.30 Tuesday 27th May
St John’s Kirk of Perth
All tickets
£26.00
John Sheppard
Gaude, gaude, gaude Maria
William Mundy
Adolescentulus sum ego
Richard Davy
O Domine caeli terraeque
Sheppard
Libera nos I and II
Sheppard
In manus tuas I
Davy
Ah, mine heart, remember thee well
Sheppard
In manus tuas III
Mundy
Vox patris caelestis
For its 14th Choral Pilgrimage,
The Sixteen
and
Harry Christophers
revisit the golden age of Renaissance polyphony with a stunning programme
of music by English composers John Sheppard, Richard Davy and William Mundy.
‘For this year’s tour, I have returned to our grass roots to focus on the music of three exceptional Tudor composers. I am delighted to revisit a
work we last performed at our first-ever concert and I recall the amazing review we had for it – “not only was the sound of the choir a revelation
but so too was the music”. The critic was referring to
William Mundy’s monumental work Vox
patris caelestis, the text of which comes
from the Song of Songs. It is full of
pictorial imagery with such phrases as
“Arise, my dove, my fair one” and
“the voice of the turtle dove” to
revel in.
Each one of these works is a real
gem just waiting to be
discovered by a wider audience.
This music is part of our great
heritage and I look forward to
you joining us on this
pilgrimage of discovery.’
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