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The Glories of Venice

Add to my Calendar 14-03-2026 19:00 14-03-2026 21:00 36 The Glories of Venice Get away from the dark winter nights and be transported to the splendour of sixteenth and seventeenth century Venice, and a stunning evening of Renaissance choral music. Sherborne Chamber Choir is joined by one of the country’s top period ensembles for a thrilling programme of multi-part works for choir and instruments designed for the vast spaces of St Mark’s by Gabrieli, Monteverdi and some of their lesser known contemporaries, along with instrumental music. Performed in the magnificent setting of Sherborne Abbey, this concert promises rich harmonies, thrilling contrasts, and the vibrant sound world that made Venice one of Europe’s great musical capitals. Sherborne Abbey, Sherborne DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Sherborne Abbey
Abbey Close
Sherborne
Dorset
DT9 3LQ
England

Programme

Giovanni Gabrieli – Omnes gentes
Giovanni Gabrieli – In Ecclesiis
Giovanni Croce – Percussit Saul mille
Maurizio Cazzati – Vespro della Beata Vergine: Laudate pueri
Giovanni Bassano – Deus, qui beatum Marcum
Claudio Monteverdi – Mass for 4 Voices, SV 190
Claudio Monteverdi – Magnificat a8 (1640)

Performers

Paul Ellis – Conductor

Sherborne Chamber Choir
English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble

Programme Note

Get away from the dark winter nights and be transported to the splendour of sixteenth and seventeenth century Venice, and a stunning evening of Renaissance choral music.

Sherborne Chamber Choir is joined by one of the country’s top period ensembles for a thrilling programme of multi-part works for choir and instruments designed for the vast spaces of St Mark’s by Gabrieli, Monteverdi and some of their lesser known contemporaries, along with instrumental music.

Performed in the magnificent setting of Sherborne Abbey, this concert promises rich harmonies, thrilling contrasts, and the vibrant sound world that made Venice one of Europe’s great musical capitals.

The Glories of Venice

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