Programme Details
Luke Mitchell director/harpsichord
Gabriel Alves, Rowena Jones and Anna Williams recorder
Verena Eggensberger and Sophia Mücke violin
Dorota Kolinek viola
Tess Roberts and Theo Nisbett viola da gamba
Louis Moisan and Philip Turner theorbo
Mihails Pranovics organ
Katherine Gregory, Ruby Skilbeck, Charlie Swann and Elizabeth Vineall soprano
Helena Paish alto
Joseph Hancock, Archie Inns and Louis Watkins tenor
Gabriel Jacobson, John Johnston and Ben Watkins bass
CHARPENTIER In nativitatem Domini canticum, H 416; Messe de minuit pour Noël, H 9; Te Deum, H 147
In nativitatem is a rarely performed biblical drama with astonishing harmonies, dramatic choruses and a wide palette of instrumental colours. In this concert, Academy students reconstruct and situate it alongside two of Charpentier’s most famed works for choirs and instruments.
