Palestrina 500

This year marks the 500th anniversary of Palestrina’s birth, and we are going to celebrate his wonderful music and legacy with two choirs performing some of the most famous pieces of Renaissance vocal music together.

Since after his death in 1594, Palestrina has been hailed as Princeps Musicae, enduring lasting fame and representing a model for the followers of the baroque “stile antico”. This programme will showcase Palestrina’s most celebrated motets, and give an overview of other composers - de Victoria, Lassus, Anerio - who brought his legacy forward, and contributed to the development of the Scuola Romana.