The Sacred Music of Luca Marenzio.
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Raha Mirzadegan & Elisse Albian ~ sopranos
Elisa Sutherland ~ alto
leiken ~ tenor
Emery Kerekes ~ baritone
Doug Balliett ~ violone & direction
Luca Marenzio (1553–1599) is best known today for his madrigals which rival Gesualdo for word-painting, chromaticism, and depth of emotion. With about 500 secular madrigals in his catalog, it is fascinating to discover Marenzio's sacred music, which employs his full expressive palette in a spiritual setting. Centered around his masterpiece Salve Regina, Theotokos presents a selection of rarely heard sacred music from this late Renaissance master.
Theotokos is the living embodiment of a Baroque church ensemble. In residence at St.-Mary's-Grand in New York City, every week a new cantata is composed and performed by the group, based on and tightly linked with the liturgical readings assigned to that date. In addition, theologically relevant Baroque and pre-Baroque music are regularly performed, ranging from Palestrina to Telemann, early American church music, and beyond. In 2021 Theotokos began a collaboration with The Juilliard School Historical Performance program.
1:15–2:00 pm
All concerts are free; no tickets or reservations are necessary.
In person at St. Malachy's Church, 239 West 49th Street, Manhattan
Live stream details: You can watch it on your computer in any of two places by clicking on the name you wish: our website or YouTube.