Reflective, aspirational and inspirational music for these troubled times
2022 marks the 350th anniversary of the death of one of the greatest musicians in European music history – Heinrich Schütz. Even his contemporaries saw him as “parens nostrae musicae modernae” – the father of our modern music – as well as “saeculi sui musicus excellentissimus” – “the most outstanding musician of his century.” Several of his exquisite motets punctuate our programme, including Unser Herr Jesus Christ in der nacht.
Heinrich Schütz: Lobt Gott mit schall
Dmitri Bortniansky: Dostoino yest
Heinrich Schütz: Unser keiner lebet ihm selber
Henry Purcell: Remember not, Lord, our offences
Graham Coatman: Christus est stella matutina
Heinrich Schütz: Die mit tränen säen
Mikhail Lysenko: Prayer for Ukraine
Heinrich Schütz: Unser Herr Jesus Christus
Arvo Pärt: Da pacem Domine
Heinrich Schütz: Verleih uns Frieden genädlich
William Byrd: Prevent us, O Lord
William Byrd: Sing Joyfully
Ēriks Ešenvalds: Salutation
