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*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, Sierra Madre Playhouse, and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
About
Our Lady’s Dowry: Marian Music from Tudor England
A rich artistic culture flourished in Mediæval England, which was marked by an intense piety that belied the political instability of the age. English music was renowned on the Continent for its refinement & characteristic ‘sweetness’.
Lady Margaret Beaufort – mother of Henry VII. and grandmother of Henry VIII. – was instrumental in securing the crown for the Tudor dynasty at the conclusion of the Wars of the Roses. Despite her political manœuverings, she was famous for her religious devotion and was an important patroness of the arts.
Musica Transalpina presents a program of music from early Tudor England, featuring the Missa O bone Jhesu by Robert Fayrfax, which was commissioned by Lady Margaret on behalf of the St. Paul’s Cathedral chapter of the Holy Name Society in August of 1507. Later works by Christopher Tye & William Byrd are also included to help illustrate the evolution of sacred music in England following the Reformation.
Tickets: $12-35
Program:
Officium - Salve, sancta Parens (Sarum plainchant)
Kyrie Orbis Factor - Christopher Tye (ca. 1547)
Missa O bone Jhesu - Robert Fayrfax (1507)
Gradual & Alleluia - Posuisti, Domine (Sarum plainchant)
Recordare, Virgo Mater - From the Jena choirbook, ca. 1500-1520.
Diffusa est gratia - William Byrd (Gradualia, 1605.)
Artists:
Anna Schubert - Treble
William Duffy - Mean
Dr. R. Matthew Brown - Contratenor
Luc Kleiner - Tenor
John Buffett - Bass
Sean Maxwell - Organ
Bryan Roach - Director