Vancouver Chamber Choir's Palestrina 500 celebrates famed Renaissance composer, April 11

Concert honours Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina’s 500th birthday with such favourites as “Sicut cervus” and “Missa Papae Marcelli”

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Vancouver Chamber Choir (Diamond’s Edge photo) and Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.

 
 

How many people can say that they’ve attended a 500th birthday celebration, let alone a birthday for one of the greatest composers in history? Local audiences can do just that on April 11 as the Vancouver Chamber Choir presents Palestrina 500, a celebration of the remarkable life and career of 16th-century Italian composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.

Among the many gems on the program for this concert led by artistic director Kari Turunen, audiences are most likely to be familiar with the motet “Sicut cervus”, as well as the famous mass “Missa Papae Marcelli”.

Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend a 500th birthday party for one of the most important composers of all time. Get ready to bring the Renaissance to life at Palestrina 500 at Christ Church Cathedral on April 11 at 7:30 pm.

Purchase tickets and learn more about the show through the Vancouver Chamber Choir.


Post sponsored by Vancouver Chamber Choir.

 
 

 

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