Lassus and Weelkes: Psalms and Madrigals

This is a concert of two very different halves. The first half offers Orlando de Lassus’s richly textured and emotional penitential psalms. Lassus paints the psalmist’s words in fluid five-part harmony, as he moves between the emotional states of despair, fear for the mounting strength of his enemies, physical malady, and, underpinning them all, his faith in God.

In contrast, the second half is an exploration of the variety in Thomas Weelkes’s music. Bookended by two triumphant anthems, 'I heard a voice' and 'Hosanna to the son of David', the choir will sing a selection of his madrigals, which range from songs about love to drinking songs, even to a song about a village fete!

Performers:
BREMF Consort of Voices
James Elias director