The Gesualdo Six: Lux Aeterna
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Join The Gesualdo Six at Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford and hear radiant choral writing from across the centuries in their programme, ‘Lux aeterna’.The Gesualdo Six present a poignant, hopeful sequence of sacred music containing radiant choral writing from across the centuries. Highlights include Thomas Tallis’ polyphonic masterpiece, In jejunio et fletu, alongside the astonishing harmonies of Carlo Gesualdo in Plange quasi virgo. Both composers beautifully capture a sense of vulnerability in their works, asking for forgiveness and protection. From more recent times, there is the effortless poetic settings of Joanna Marsh and Richard Rodney Bennett, who call on us to enjoy all that life has to offer in their music. Elsewhere, pieces by Tavener and Morales present a series of questions, seeking reassurance. If you like, this is an uplifting sacred sequence for the souls of the departed, to be heard by those who remember them.
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Christ Church Cathedral
St Aldate's, Oxford, OX1 1DP
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