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Blackburn Cathedral
Cathedral Close Blackburn BB1 5AA
Blackburn Cathedral in Lancashire is one of England's newest Cathedrals with a rich history & heritage of worship, music at the heart of the community.
Performance Time: 180 minutes
Ticket Prices: Free
Buy a ticket for the corresponding Choral Pilgrimage concert (in the same transaction) and get £5 off.
Under the expert guidance of conductor Harry Bradford and singer and practical scholar Sally Dunkley, workshops include advice on vocal technique (breathing technique, invigorating warm-ups, voice production) as well as performance interpretation and historical context.
This year’s Choral Pilgrimage, on which workshop pieces are based, celebrates the richly sensual choral music of Renaissance master Orlande de Lassus. Music that speaks of love earthly and divine, his motets, masses and madrigals were written over 300 years ago. But they still have the immediacy and intricacy to resonate with us today, especially when heard in the lofty surrounds of stunning chapels, churches and cathedrals.
Daringly designed and stitched in fine detail, they are in fact tailored from scraps of other music, whether Lassus’ own, the music of his revered predecessor Josquin or the monochrome beauty of plainchant. We will revive this imitation game by commissioning a new piece clothed in material borrowed from Lassus, and wrap it around two exquisite madrigals from Maddalena Casulana. An Italian lutenist and singer, she was the first female composer in the history of western music to have a whole book of her works printed. Something old, something new, something borrowed…
Morir non puo ‘I mio core
Justorum animae
Music, plus supporting resources, will be sent out at least one month before the workshop date.
Cathedral Close Blackburn BB1 5AA
Blackburn Cathedral in Lancashire is one of England's newest Cathedrals with a rich history & heritage of worship, music at the heart of the community.
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