Pomerium Alexander Blachly, Director CREATOR OF THE STARS: CHRISTMAS MUSIC FROM THE OLD WORLD |
Alma redemptoris mater Alma redemptoris mater II Conditor alme siderum Conditor alme siderum Puer natus est Puer natus est Preter rerum seriem Preter rerum seriem Quem vidistis pastores Quem vidistis pastores |
Chant, Sarum Antiphonale (England, ca. 1260) Guillaume Du Fay (ca. 1397-1474) Chant, Rome, C.S., MS 18 (Italy, 16th century) Costanzo Festa (ca. 1490-1545) Chant, Sarum Graduale (England, ca. 1260) William Byrd (1543-1623) Chant, Sarum Graduale (England, ca. 1260) Josquin Desprez (ca. 1452-1521) Chant, Paris, Bibl. nat., MS lat. 12044 (France, 12th century) Cipriano de Rore (ca. 1515-1565) |
INTERMISSION |
A solis ortus cardine A solis ortus cardine Enixa est puerpera Dies sanctificatus Descendit sicut pluvia Reges Tharsis et insule Reges Tharsis et insulae Resonet in laudibus Resonet in laudibus |
Chant, Palestrina: Hymni totius anni (Rome, 1589) Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594) Adrian Willaert (ca. 1490-1562) Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Orlande de Lassus (1532-1594) Chant, Sarum Graduale, (England, 13th cent.) William Byrd Cantio, Vienna, Öst. Nat.-Bibl., Cod. 4494 (Austria, ca. 1460) Orlande de Lassus |
FORCES NEEDED FOR THIS PROGRAM: ensemble of 14 singers |