Spanish Renaissance Music
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epilimnion and I went to the Blue Heron Ensemble's concert of late 16th century Spanish vocal and instrumental music. The performance was put on in conjunction with the MFA's current special exhibit "El Greco to Velazquez: Art During the Reign of Phillip III", so it was nearly sold out. Blue Heron, whcihc consists of a vocal group and a string ensemble were joined by the Boston Shawm & Sackbut Ensemble. Yay for original instruments!
It was a superb concert. The vocal ensemble was incredible - gorgeous sound, tight handling of the counterpoint. I also very much enjoyed the mix of instrumental and vocal music - especially when they were combined in a single piece as with the "Magnificat a quarti toni" by Vivanco which was done with instrumental interpolations by Phillipe Rogier.
I'm going to to have to try to get to some of Blue Heron's concerts next season, because I was really impressed with them. And I love early music but don't get enough opportunities to hear it live.
epilimnion and I went to the Blue Heron Ensemble's concert of late 16th century Spanish vocal and instrumental music. The performance was put on in conjunction with the MFA's current special exhibit "El Greco to Velazquez: Art During the Reign of Phillip III", so it was nearly sold out. Blue Heron, whcihc consists of a vocal group and a string ensemble were joined by the Boston Shawm & Sackbut Ensemble. Yay for original instruments!It was a superb concert. The vocal ensemble was incredible - gorgeous sound, tight handling of the counterpoint. I also very much enjoyed the mix of instrumental and vocal music - especially when they were combined in a single piece as with the "Magnificat a quarti toni" by Vivanco which was done with instrumental interpolations by Phillipe Rogier.
I'm going to to have to try to get to some of Blue Heron's concerts next season, because I was really impressed with them. And I love early music but don't get enough opportunities to hear it live.
