2026-2027 | 31st Season

November 14, 2026
Magister et Discipulus
Francisco Guerrero (1528–1599)
Alonso Lobo (1555–1617)
The sacred music of Renaissance Spain achieved remarkable heights in the works of Francisco Guerrero and Alonso Lobo. Guerrero's expressive melodies and radiant vocal writing embodied the devotion and artistic richness of Spain's Golden Age, while Lobo built upon this legacy with music of profound emotional depth and contrapuntal mastery. Together, these two composers created some of the Spanish Renaissance's most beautiful and enduring sacred works, inspiring performers and audiences more than four centuries later.

March 6, 2027
Orlando & Albrecht
Orlando di Lasso (c.1532-1594)
Missa Congratulamini a6 & motets
The musical splendor of sixteenth-century Munich was shaped by the partnership between Orlando di Lasso and Duke Albrecht V of Bavaria. Renowned throughout Europe for his versatility and expressive genius, Lasso flourished under the patronage of Albrecht, whose support transformed Munich into one of the Renaissance's leading cultural centers. Together, composer and patron fostered an extraordinary artistic environment that produced some of the era's most enduring musical masterpieces.

May 8, 2027
Echos of Albion
Music from the English Cloister, Court, & Classroom
With Special Guests Concordian Dawn
From the haunting melodies of the 12th century to the radiant polyphony of the late 15th century, this program traces the rich musical imagination of England in the centuries before 1500. The journey traverses sacred, secular, and instrumental traditions, illuminating a sound world preserved in treasures such as the Cambridge Manuscript, the renowned Old Hall Manuscript, and the sublime pages of the Eton Choirbook. These works reveal a uniquely English musical language as a nation awaits the arrival of the Renaissance.
All Concerts 7:30 pm
Pre-Concert Lectures 6:30 pm
St. Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church
552 West End Ave. (Enter on W. 87th St.), NYC
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