2025-2026 | 30th Anniversary Season
All Concerts 7:30 pm | Pre-Concert Lectures 6:30 pm
St. Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church | 552 West End Ave. (Enter of W. 87th St.) | NYC
October 25, 2025
The Divine Right of Kings
Music from the Chapels Royal of James I and Charles I, by Gibbons, Tomkins, and Weelkes
This year marks the anniversary of the death of Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) one of the most beloved English composers of the early Stuart Dynasty. Appointed to the Chapel Royal during the early days of James I’s reign he was a student of William Byrd and a prolific composer of both sacred and secular music. We will celebrate his accomplishments alongside those of his esteemed colleagues, Thomas Tomkins (1572 – 1656) and the notorious and eccentric Thomas Weelkes (c. 1576 – 1623). This concert will be part of the Gibbons 400/Scarlatti 300 festival at St. Ignatius of Antioch during the fall of 2025.
March 7, 2026
Nocturnes
Tudor Settings of the
Lamentations of Jeremiah
During the 16th Century, Latin settings of the Lamentations of Jeremiah enjoyed a renewed popularity during the religious turmoil of the Anglican Reformation. The greatest composers of the late Tudor era composed settings of which we will present three: by Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585), Robert White (1538-1574), and Alfonso Ferrabosco the Elder (1543-1588), one of Elizabeth I’s court composers and possibly her spy. While the settings do not always conform to established liturgies, the bleak texts might refer to the the state of the Roman Catholic Church struggling to exist within Protestant England.
May 16, 2026
A Path to Transcendence
Medieval Iberian Music from the
Field of Stars.
As a follow up to our wildly popular Carmina Burana concert last season, we will once again join forces with Concordian Dawn in an exciting second collaboration featuring medieval polyphony and pilgrim songs. Drawn from sources along the road to Santiago de Compostela, the two ensembles will perform lively monophonic songs from the Cantigas de Santa Maria, alongside elaborate motets from the Las Huelgas Codex, and devotional music for the cult of St. Jamies from the Codex Calixtinus. Our journey down the Camino promises to be a joyful and exuberant finale to our 30th season.
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