Under the direction of Andrew McAnerney, Le Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal (SMAM) presents Héritages Polyphoniques. This a cappella concert uncelebrates a double legacy: the immense and imperishable legacy of the extraordinary vocal polyphony of the Renaissance, as well as that of the SMAM, which has been singing this repertoire with unequalled conviction for 50 years. This is demonstrated by its remarkable recordings of works by famous and lesser-known masters spanning more than a century, from Josquin des Prés to Johann Hermann Schein.
Program
Josquin des Prés (v.1450-1521) Motet Ave verum corpus for 5 voices Antoine Brumel (v.1460-v.1520) Extracts from the Missa Et ecce terræ tremuit for 12 voices Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594) Extracts from the mass Missa Ut re mi fa sol la for 6 voices Roland de Lassus (1532-1594) Excerpts from Lagrime di San Pietro for 7 voices Luca Marenzio (1553-1599) Motet Super flumina Babylonis for 12 voices in three choirs Johann Hermann Schein ( 1586-1630) Motet Quem vidistis pastores for 8 voices in two choirs.