Monteverdi Vespers of 1610

Lewisham Choral Society

Lewisham Choral Society and His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts transport us back to the 17thCentury in a performance of Monteverdi’s magnificent Vespers of 1610.  The multi-layered voice parts of the choral movements are interspersed with glorious solos and duets, performed here by seven outstanding soloists.  Monteverdi’s vocal and instrumental writing are dazzling. The period instruments played here enable us to imagine how this work would have sounded in Monteverdi’s day. 

Lewisham Choral Society, one of London’s most accomplished community choirs, has performed at the Southbank on several occasions to great acclaim. The pre-eminent period instrument ensemble His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts performs all over the world and has more than twenty recordings to its credit. Conductor Dan Ludford-Thomas enjoys a busy schedule as a conductor, chorus master and singing teacher. He is Music Director of LCS and several other choirs including the National Children’s Choir of Great Britain.