Faculty of Music
University of Oxford
Musical treasures from the Italian early Baroque: songs and dances from Milan, Bergamo, Venice and Rome
Featuring the voices and players of the Bate Collective, directed by Jonathan Williams
Free entry, no registration required
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Come along and join the Bate Collective for their first concert of the year. This concert forms part of the Faculty of Music's Lunchtime Recital Series, in collaboration with Magdalen College Music Society.
Programme:
Chiara Cozzolani : 'Domine ad adiuvandum a8' from I Vespri Natalazi (1650)
Tarquinio Merula : 'Ballo detto Gennaro' from Canzoni overo Sonate concertate per chiesa e camera, op. 12 (1637)
Giovanni Antonio Rigatti : 'Nisi Dominus a3' from Messa e salmi (1640)
Giacomo Carissimi : 'Plorate, filii Israel' - the final scene of the oratorio Jephte (ca.1650)
Plus organ works by Merula and dances by Girolamo Frescobaldi and Gasparo Zanetti
Contrapunctus: Charles & Isabel - The Royal Wedding of 1526
Oxford’s renowned early-music consort Contrapunctus recreates the musical world surrounding one of the great royal marriages of the Renaissance: the wedding of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, and Isabella of Portugal in Seville in 1526.
Abolition Song and its Legacies
This is the final event of a two‑year research project, bringing together music, scholarship and contemporary reflection. Alongside performances, the hour‑long programme features contributions from the project’s researchers, offering insight into the historical and musical contexts behind the work.