Viscera, the Incarnate Polyphony: Early Choral Music for Lent (Irvine)

Name: Viscera, the Incarnate Polyphony: Early Choral Music for Lent (Irvine)
Start: 2026-03-20T19:00:00-07:00
Location: Concordia University Irvine

Schedule

Fri, 20 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Concordia University Irvine | Irvine, CA

Joined by Oktavist Alexander Mayang, the professional chamber choir Vox Obscura explores the origins of sacred music from ancient Eastern Orthodox hymns and chants to complex western polyphony- all within a meditative, Lenten framework. This programmatic concert examines the physical relationship between man and creator within the living, breathing landscape of early music. Presented in the intimate, resonant acoustics of Concordia’s Good Shepherd Chapel in Irvine and St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Monrovia, Viscera will also serve as the foundation for Vox Obscura's debut album.
Friday, March 20, 2026 | 7:00pm - 8:15pm (Irvine, CA)
Saturday, March 28, 2026 | 7:00pm - 8:15pm (Monrovia, CA)
Viscera = internal guts
Incarnate = divine made flesh
Polyphony = intricate interplay of voices
Works by Pérotin, Machaut, Josquin, Gesualdo, Allegri, and more - Ancient chants in Hebrew, Greek, and Arabic.
Tickets on Sale at https://www.voxobscura.org/concerts/viscera

Vox Obscura' unites skilled musicians in Southern California to perform cultivated concerts inspired by timeless sacred, folk, and art repertoire from a wide variety of early music traditions. Their music programs are carefully curated to restore the exotic, diverse sounds of early music for a modern audience. Learn more at Voxobscura.org