On the Breath of Angels at Christ Church Cathedral

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During the height of its popularity, from the mid-16th century into the 18th, the cornetto was frequently depicted in art as an instrument of angels. Paintings, sculptures, and engravings abound in which the cornetto takes a prominent place among the choirs of angelic musicians. The connection with angels in this program serves as a point of departure for an aural journey that ranges from 1600 to the present day, exploring the ways in which the cornetto and the human voice can interact, imitate each other, and entwine musically.

Works by illustrious 17th-century composers Francesco Cavalli and Giacomo Carissimi will be heard next to pieces from a recently discovered manuscript from around 1600 that turned up recently in an auction and then promptly disappeared again after the sale. Two new works by Ivan Moody and Julian Wachner will explore both the instrumental-vocal duality and the theme of angels. These worlds will be bridged with a wonderful chanson of Erik Satie called Les Anges. This concert is sure to bring us closer to angelic realms.

This concert is generously supported by Zelie & Vincent Tan

PROGRAMME

Carlo G (fl. ca. 1600)
From the Carlo G Manuscript, ca. 1600
Panis Angelicus
Mater Jerusalem

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525 – 1594)
Angelus Domini descendit
(divisions by Bruce Dickey)

Ivan Moody (1964 – )
O Archangels and Angels (2020)

Francesco Cavalli (1602 – 1676)
Sonata a 3

Julian Wachner (1969 – )
The Vision of the Archangels (2020)

Carlo G
Sicut sponsus Matris

Interval

Erik Satie (1866 – 1925)
Les Anges, from Trois mélodies (1889)

Giovanni Bononcini (1670 – 1747)
From Il Trionfo di Camilla (1696)
Sinfonia
Prenesto: Se Ninfa o Dea tu sei
Camilla: E’ pur ver ch’a soffrir
Prenesto: Tutte armate

Giovanni Maria Bononcini (1642 – 1678)
Sonata 5, Op. 6

Alessandro Scarlatti (1660 – 1725)
From Il Comodo Antonino (1696)
Coronato di lauri
Cara e dolce
Il desio di vendicarmi
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