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Gesualdo Six - Queen of Hearts
6 October 2024
Part of The Cumnock Tryst Festival 2024
Classical Music
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The Gesualdo Six present a selection of Motets and Chansons from the French Court focusing on European Queens: Anne of Brittany, Marguerite d’Austria, Anne Boleyn and Mary Tudor. Reflecting on these earthly regencies, devotional motets for the Queen of Heaven are interwoven with texts from the Song of Songs, appropriated to venerate the Blessed Virgin, alongside specially written chansons and motets commemorating key moments in the reign of Europe’s Queens.
The programme will also include new works, setting Renaissance French poetry by director Owain Parks and Ninfea Crutwell-Reade, specially commissioned by The Gesualdo Six.
St John’s Church
Runtime: 1 hour, 10 mins.
Price: £7 – £25
The Gesualdo Six
Owain Park director
Antoine Brumel Sub tuum praesidium
Josquin des Prez O Virgo prudentissima
Loyset Compère Plaine d’ennuy / Anima mea
Jean Mouton De tous regretz
Antoine Brumel Sicut lilium inter spinas
Jean Mouton Ave Maria, virgo serena
Johannes Prioris Dulcis amica Dei
Owain Park Prière pour Marie
Jean L’Héritier Sub tuum praesidium
Margaret of Austria (attrib.) Se je souspire / Ecce iterum
Antoine de Févin Fors seulement
Constanzo Festa Quis dabit oculis
Ninfea Crutwell-Reade Plaisir n’ai plus (commissioned by The Gesualdo Six)
Johannes Prioris Consommo la vita mia
Nicholas Gombert Tous les regretz
“Choral music has always been an important focus of The Cumnock Tryst right from our first festival ten years ago. During that time astounding, new young ensembles have come to the fore. The Gesualdo Six is one of the best and we are over the moon to have them here to bring our tenth anniversary celebrations to a close with a beautiful programme in the beautiful church of St John’s. Music by Brunel, Josquin des Prez, Mouton and others as well as some brand new music too.”
Sir James MacMillan