The Vox Renaissance Consort returns for an uplifting program of Renaissance motets, sacred choral works celebrating the Christian feast of Candlemas. As in our Renaissance Noël, the singers are joined by a small ensemble of period instruments and attired in lush Renaissance dress, making this delightful evening a feast for the eyes as well as the ears.

Renaissance Candlemas 2025

Program

Prelude:
Courtly Masquing Ayres No. 1 & No. 13 (1621) John Adson (c.1587–1640)

Lord, for Thy Tender Mercy’s Sake Richard Farrant (1530–1580)

Agnus Dei Andrea Gabrieli (1533–1585)

Rejoice in the Lord Alway Henry Purcell (1659–1695)

Ave Maria Robert Parsons (c.1535–1572)

Interlude I:
“Air” from Abdelazer (1695) Henry Purcell
“Curtain Tune on a Ground” from Timon of Athens (1695)

Domine ad adjuvandum Giovanni Battista Bassani (1650–1716)

Hodie beata Virgo Maria Peter Philips (1560–1628)

Adorna thalamum tuum Orlando di Lasso (c.1532–1594)

Interlude II:
Galliards No. 40, No. 24, & No. 34 “Muy linda” Anthony Holborne (c.1545–1602)
from Pavans, Galliards, Almains and other Short Aeirs (1599)

O lieber Herre Gott, wecke uns auf, SWV 381 Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672)

Nunc dimittis from Short Service Orlando Gibbons (c.1583–1625)

Alleluia, haec dies Ignazio Donati (c.1575–1638)

Interlude III:
“Entry Dance” from The Fairy Queen (1692) Henry Purcell
“Chaconne” from King Arthur (1691)

Ich hebe meine Augen auf zu den Bergen, SWV 399 Heinrich Schütz
(Ed Bara, bass)

Running time: 90 minutes – no intermission