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In Sweet Music Is Such Art

A sequence of sacred and secular music for voices

In Sweet Music Is Such Art
Kyrie - missa Iste sanctus - Guerrero
Emendemus in melius - Jacquet de Berchem
O jesu Christ - Jacquet de Mantau
Illuminare - Massaino
Verbum caro factum - Massaino
Salvator mundi - Palestrina
Nisi Dominus - Hoad
At Water's Edge - Dunphy


Neer let the sun - Gibbons
Adieu, sweet Amaryllis - Wilbye
Rest sweet nymphs - Pilkington
O Mirtillo - Monteverdi
Orpheus with his lute - McFarren
Under the greenwood tree - Moeran
Nicolette - Ravel
Song for Athene - Tavener


This will be performed by luminatus vocal ensemble, 'a choir of exceptional ability', directed by David Bray. Each singer is an established soloist, creating a 'rich' and 'vibrant' sound. Their ground-breaking recent recordings have been hailed as 'excellent, and a 'remarkable achievement', breaking new ground in shining light onto some relatively unknown Renaissance pieces and music by contemporary composers, especially female composers.

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  • date Sat 31 May 2025
  • location St Mary and St Giles Church, Milton Keynes
  • time 7:30pm
  • ticket £14 - £15 (u18s free)

Full Event Details

Kyrie - missa Iste sanctus - Guerrero
Emendemus in melius - Jacquet de Berchem
O jesu Christ - Jacquet de Mantau
Illuminare - Massaino
Verbum caro factum - Massaino
Salvator mundi - Palestrina
Nisi Dominus - Hoad
At Water's Edge - Dunphy

Neer let the sun - Gibbons
Adieu, sweet Amaryllis - Wilbye
Rest sweet nymphs - Pilkington
O Mirtillo - Monteverdi
Orpheus with his lute - McFarren
Under the greenwood tree - Moeran
Nicolette - Ravel
Song for Athene - Tavener

This will be performed by luminatus vocal ensemble, 'a choir of exceptional ability', directed by David Bray. Each singer is an established soloist, creating a 'rich' and 'vibrant' sound. Their ground-breaking recent recordings have been hailed as 'excellent, and a 'remarkable achievement', breaking new ground in shining light onto some relatively unknown Renaissance pieces and music by contemporary composers, especially female composers.

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Location

St Mary and St Giles Church, Milton Keynes
59 High St, Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes, Northamptonshire, MK11 1BD


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