Zefiro Renaissance choir to perform at First Parish Cohasset on April 11, 2010
(Cohasset, MA, March 30, 2010)
First Parish is located on the green at North Main Street, Cohasset, MA 02025. Admission will be $15 for adults and $12 for seniors and children.
More about the program:
The program is called “The Spirit & The Flesh,” and will feature selections from Palestrina’s Canticum Canticorum; selections from Monteverdi’s fourth book of Madrigali erotici et spirituali; and Duruflé’s Quatre Motets Sur Des Themes Gregoriens, Op. 10: No. 4. The Palestrina selections are among the most beloved of this exquisite composer, who was arguably the most famous musician of his time. Listeners may also be familiar with the most famous of Duruflé’s motets, his setting of “Ubi Caritas,” which is beloved of choirs everywhere. Don’t miss this concert of classic choral repertoire!
More about the performers:
The octet specializes in the performance of Medieval and Renaissance a capella music by composers such as Byrd, Gesualdo, and Palestrina, performing at numerous venues in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Most of the singers are featured soloists at churches in both Providence and Boston. For more information about the ensemble and the singers, go to www.zefiroensemble.com.
For more information about the concert, please contact Allegra Martin at (617) 872-0461.
