Three ensembles reconstruct the music of the Field of the Cloth of Gold in Balinghem in northern France. In June 1520, it was the site of the summit held between King Francis I of France and Henry VIII of England, with the intention of strengthening the bond of friendship between the two countries. Ensemble Alamire, Cappella Pratensis and Oltremontano Antwerpen present a brilliant interweaving of the two cultures, performing music by composers including Jean Mouton, Robert Fayrfax and Philippe Verdelot.
Program
Ph. Verdelot: Nil majus superi vident | J. Mouton: Tua est potentia, Nesciens mater, Kyrie (+orgelimprovisatie), Credo & Agnus dei uit Missa Tua est potentia | R. Fayrfax: Gloria & Sanctus uit Missa O bone Iesu | W. Lambe: Nesciens mater | A. de Longueval: Benedicat nos imperialis maiestas
Performers
Cappella Pratensis
Andrew Hallock, Tim Braithwaite, Lior Leibovici, Korneel Van Neste, Pieter De Moor, Peter de Laurentiis, Máté Bruckner, Marc Busnel, singers | Wim Diepenhorst, organ | Stratton Bull, singer & artistic leader
Ensemble Alamire
Rachel Haworth, Kirsty Hopkins, Anita Monserrat, soprano | Martha McLorinan, Clare Wilkinson, alto | Steven Harrold, Nick Todd, tenor | Richard Bannon, Tim Scott Whiteley, baritone | Will Gaunt, Robert Macdonald, bass | David Skinner, artistic leader
Oltremontano Antwerpen
Doron David Sherwin, cornetto | Wim Becu, trombone & artistic leader
