When:
July 4, 2026 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
2026-07-04T19:00:00+01:00
2026-07-04T21:30:00+01:00
Where:
Dorchester Abbey
OX10 7HH
Cost:
£15- 25
Contact:
Bartholomew Consort
Polychoral Splendour @ Dorchester Abbey
The Bartholomew Consort is marking 25 years of singing some 75 concerts with Dutch conductor, JanJoost van Elburg, by coming together in Dorchester Abbey with the English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble (ECSE) to present this fitting programme of Polychoral Splendour. It begins with a Kyrie written in 1497, and a thread of the Latin mass is woven through works from the mid Baroque period, ending with a setting of the Agnus Dei.  The second half of the concert is firmly placed in the Renaissance. The opulence of the period is represented by the intricate and multi-layered choral writing by composers from across Europe, culminating in Tallis’s timeless Spem in Alium.   In each half there will be an instrumental piece.

 

Brumel – Missa et ecce terrae motu – Kyrie à 12

Praetorius – Tota pulchra es à 12

Stradella – Missa Ad Te Clamamus – Gloria

Caldara – Crucifixus à 16

Instrumental piece

Charpentier – Messe à Quatre Choeurs – Sanctus

Charpentier – Messe à Quatre Choeurs – Agnus

 

Gabrieli – Udite Chiari  à 15

Massaino – Non vos me elegistis à 15

Utendal – Angelus Domini descendit à 23

Gabrieli – Nunc dimittis à 14

Instrumental piece

Tallis – Spem in alium  à 40