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IBERIAN RENAISSANCE MUSIC FROM DEATH TO LIFE

Pierre de Manchicourt: Requiem
Motets by Manchicourt, Alonso Lobo, & Duarte Lobo

Chalice Consort begins the 2008-2009 season with a program that features the Bay Area premiere of Pierre de Manchicourt's stunning Requiem. From its first bar, this neglected Franco-Flemish Renaissance masterpiece bathes the listener in strains of unearthly glory.  In our performance, the polyphonic setting of the Requiem Mass Propers will be framed with appropriate liturgical chants. We hope you enjoy this timeless meditative experience and are inspired to follow our progress throughout the coming year. Read more about Manchicourt and the Requiem.

November 8, 2008 - 8:00 p.m.
St. Monica Catholic Church, San Francisco
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November 9, 2008 - 4:00 p.m.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Oakland
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RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE MUSIC FOR THE SEASON OF EPIPHANY

Gottfried August Homilius: Magnificat in A & Jauchzet dem Herrn (Bay Area premieres)
Epiphany motets by Guillaume Du Fay, Gilles Binchois, John Sheppard, Orlando Lassus, and others

Epiphany is the Christian feast day which celebrates the relevation of God in human form as Jesus Christ. While both Western and Eastern Christians celebrate Epiphany, they differ on the actual historical event that the feast day celebrates. The Western Christians commemorate the coming of the Magi, and the Eastern Christians celebrate the Baptism of Christ in the Jordan. Whether you believe in one, the other, or whether you just enjoy the joyous music, come explore with us some of this music which commemorates an oft-overlooked holiday after Christmas, in a program featuring the spectacular double choir setting of the Magnificat in A by Gottfried August Homilius (1714-1785), which utilizes antiphonal effects similar to those in the motets of his great teacher, Johann Sebastian Bach.

January 17, 2009 - 8:00 p.m.
St. Monica Catholic Church, San Francisco
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January 18, 2009 - 4:00 p.m.
St. Ann's Chapel, Palo Alto
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Join Chalice Consort for the final program of our inaugural concert season! The pure-toned ensemble will present not often performed masterworks: Lamentations and Tenebrae Responsories by Lassus, Christoph Demantius' Johanesspassion and selections from Moralia by Jacobus Gallus.

San Francisco Classical Voice said this about Chalice Consort last January 2009: “The Chalice Consort was heavenly indeed, singing with perfect intonation and beautifully balanced sound.”

March 14, 2009 - 8:00 p.m.
St. Agnes Church, San Francisco
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March 15, 2009 - 4:00 p.m.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Oakland
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Chalice Consort will open its 2009 season with music by William Byrd (c.1540-1623) in November; directed by our guest director, Davitt Moroney. The dates are November 6th in San Francisco and November 7th in Berkeley. Please check back with us again in the fall for information about this concert.

Tickets: $20 general admission, $15 seniors, $10 students. $2 discount for advance online purchase

 

 
 

 

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