Monteverdi's 'Other' Vespers

Schedule

Sat Jun 18 2022 at 07:30 pm

Location

Duke University Chapel | Durham, NC

Singers in the ChorWorks Young Artists Program, under the direction of the Chapel's Dr. Philip Cave, perform sacred music from the seventeenth century in Duke Chapel's towering Gothic sanctuary. Both a musician and a priest, the Italian baroque composer Claudio Monteverdi is celebrated for his 1610 compendium of Vespers music; this program presents the flowering of his sacred music compositions in his second anthology of Vespers music, "Selva Morale e Spirituale," written near the end of his life in 1641. The pieces-featuring soloists, chorus, and period instruments-are musical settings of traditional prayers from the Vespers and Mass services.
Admission is free.
Paid parking is available on a first come, first served basis in the Bryan Center Parking Lot at 125 Science Drive. ADA parking is available in the Bryan Center Surface Lot at the same address.
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This is the second of two ChorWorks concerts featuring the music of Monteverdi. The other one is Friday, June 17, at 7:30 p.m. in Duke Divinity School's Goodson Chapel.
In association with Duke Chapel Music, the Chorworks Young Artists Program is taking place June 13-19 at Duke. This annual program is designed for musicians at the early stages of their professional careers, and provides training and performance opportunities with a focus on early music. This year's program is an in-depth exploration of the music of the Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643). Daily rehearsals and coaching are led by distinguished faculty, who will join the students in several performances open to the public.
Learn more at https://chapel.duke.edu/chorworks.

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Duke University Chapel, 401 Chapel Dr, Durham, United States

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