|
Event
Ensemble Origo Pater, peccavi: Saints and Sinners in 16th-Century Polyphony of the Low Countries
Renaissance sacred music often evokes feelings of piety and saintliness, but many of its composers also crafted songs with texts that are anything but pious. Taking advantage of the new medium of music printing and new humanistic approaches to the chanson, composers from the Low Countries brought their distinctive compositional approach in which all voice parts move continuously, contain few rests, and are linked by imitation to bear on such sinful topics as overindulgence in drink and illicit sex. Ensemble Origo performs a selection of these chansons by Clemens, Crecquillon, Gombert, Lupi, Rore, and Willaert alongside motets in honor of All Saints, Saint Cecilia, and the Virgin Mary. Poignant works expressing regret or asking for forgiveness are also on the program, which concludes with the stunning eight-voice setting of Pater, peccavi, attributed to Clemens non papa and Thomas Crecquillon.
Hailed as a "fine, flexible ensemble" by The New York Times, Ensemble Origo is an early music organization founded in 2011 and directed by Connecticut-based musicologist and conductor Eric Rice. Its aim is to present vibrant performances of early music (from the Middle Ages through the baroque) that reflect the context in which the repertory was originally produced and heard; Origo is Latin for earliest beginning, lineage, or origin. The ensemble draws on a roster of professional musicians from Connecticut as well as Boston and New York.
|
|
 |
LocationThe Church of Saint Luke in the Fields (View)
487 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10014
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
|
Contact
|
