The Choral Pilgrimage 2024: Blackburn %

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Performance Time: 105 minutes

Ticket Prices: £10.00 - £30.00

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Celebrating the art of imitation, our 2024 Choral Pilgrimage explores music from the master of parody, Orlande de Lassus, alongside works by Josquin, Casulana and Bob Chilcott.

The richly sensual choral music of Renaissance master Orlande de Lassus provides a stunning centrepiece to our 2024 pilgrimage programme. 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…

The Choral Pilgrimage 2024: Masters of Imitation

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PROGRAMME

Plainsong
Lauda Jerusalem Dominum (Psalm 147)
Lassus
Osculetur me osculo oris sui
Casulana
Morir non puo il mio core
Lassus
‘Credo’ from Missa Osculetur me
Josquin
Benedicta es caelorum Regina
Lassus
Cantai, or piango
Lassus
Lauda Jerusalem Dominum
Chatelet
Benedicta es caelorum Regina
Lassus
Salve Regina a6
Casulana
Vagh’ amorosi augelli
Lassus
Magnificat Benedicta es caelorum Regina
Bob Chilcott
Lauda Jerusalem Dominum (parody on Lassus’ Cantai, or piango)

PERFORMERS

The Sixteen
Harry Christophers conductor

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Venue details

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.

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The Choral Pilgrimage 2024: Blackburn

21 September 2024

3pm

Venue: Blackburn Cathedral

Overview

Access Information

Multibuy Offer

Celebrating the art of imitation, our 2024 Choral Pilgrimage explores music from the master of parody, Orlande de Lassus, alongside works by Josquin, Casulana and Bob Chilcott.

The Choral Pilgrimage 2024: Masters of Imitation

PROGRAMME

PERFORMERS

You may be interested in…

Event

2024 Choral Workshop: Blackburn

Meet The Sixteen

Alexandra Kidgell

Soprano

Meet The Sixteen

Alexandra Kidgell

Soprano

Venue details

Blackburn Cathedral

Help our story continue

Help our story continue

Overview

Access Information

Multibuy Offer

Celebrating the art of imitation, our 2024 Choral Pilgrimage explores music from the master of parody, Orlande de Lassus, alongside works by Josquin, Casulana and Bob Chilcott.

The Choral Pilgrimage 2024: Masters of Imitation

PROGRAMME

PERFORMERS

You may be interested in…

Event

2024 Choral Workshop: Blackburn

Masters of Imitation

Meet The Sixteen

Alexandra Kidgell

Soprano

Meet The Sixteen

Alexandra Kidgell

Soprano

Venue details

Blackburn Cathedral

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