Les Voix Baroques
Stephen Stubbs, director
Monday, June 13 at 8pm | NEC's Jordan Hall
Yulia Van Doren & Catherine Webster, soprano; Matthew White, countertenor; Colin Balzer & Sumner Thompson, tenor; Douglas Williams, bass-baritone; Maxine Eilander, Baroque harp; Miloš Valent, Peter Spissky & Dagmar Valentová, violin; Erin Headley, viola da gamba; Jörg Jacobi, harpsichord
CANTICUM CANTICORUM — THE SONG OF SONGS
For centuries, the poetic and amorous scenes of The Song of Songs have influenced writers of all kinds. Taking advantage of its sensual and imagistic richness, many composers have set selections from this beautiful text to music, and as Lino Bianchi wrote of Palestrina, have “been able to capture in the heart of sound the transcendent emotions of the most arcane theology. ”In this sensual and textured program, Les Voix Baroques and director Stephen Stubbs offer some of the most expressive of these settings. Founded by countertenor Matthew White, Les Voix Baroques has won acclaim around the world for their “poetic and expressive” musicianship. (Gramophone)
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