In celebration of the death of the late, great Josquin Desprez (ca. 1450 – August 27, 1521), I post a little home-recorded Mille Regretz that I have been working on.
This is just one of the gems that will feature at our upcoming Dal Canzonière concert. The concert was to take place on July 31st, but had to be postponed until December 5th, 2021. So, save the date! 🙂 🙂 🙂
Number 35 in this project is o quam mirabilis. An antiphon of thanks to the creator of all things and in praise of the “breath that awoke humankind.”
o quam mirabilis
#hildegardvonbingen #chant #facsimile
O how wondrous is the prescience of the divine heart that foreknew every creature. For when God looked into the face of humankind, whom he had formed, he beheld all his works in that same human form – entire. O how wondrous is the breath that woke humankind.
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Sadly, our concert at the Chateau de Harzé has been washed away with the recent floods. I am nonetheless aware of my relative good fortune: my thoughts are with those who have lost so much in the devastation – I hope you find a way to lift your spirits.
For Dal Canzonière there is some good news, as the concert has only been postponed and will take place later in the year. Here’s hoping that Covid will then be truly under control, and that the weather will have stopped its ravaging.
To commemorate 500 years since the destruction of the Chateau Fort de Logne, Dal Canzonière is giving a concert this coming Saturday, July 31st, at 8pm with Renaissance music from the 16th century. And because 1521 was also the year of Josquin Desprez’ death, it’s only fitting that we perform some of his greatest works – Mille regretz, Adieu mes amours, El Grillo…
Also on the menu are works by Compère, Obrecht, Brumel, Pierre de la Rue, and Jannequin. A veritable Renaissance feast!
In these highly regulated times, you do need to reserve with the venue, the Chateau de Harzé: you can ring 04 246 6363 or send an email to info@chateau-harze.be (see below for details of the different types of ticket available.)
Today is the feast day of Saint Disibod, one of Hildegard’s all-time favourite saints. Among her 77 liturgical chants, she wrote no less than five in his honour.
As part of this projcet, I have so far set two: no. 13 o viriditas digiti dei – growth surrounds him
and no. 14 (written for the women’s a cappella group La Noeva) o beata infantia – a blessed childhood. This second piece will have a live airing during the Journées du Patrimoine 2021 at the abbey of Maredret, the weekend of September 11th, 12th. The La Noeva will sing six short interventions during the weekend, each one featuring one of the six chants set specially for them (see my SoundCloud La Noeva playlist). We will be joined by the entrancing narrator and story-teller Julie Renson, do join us if you can 🙂
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