Presented in the Concert Hall at Drew, located in the Dorothy Young Center for the Arts.
This concert features Renaissance sacred anthems in both English and Latin by Adrian Batten, Orlando Gibbons, Thomas Tomkins, Hans Leo Hassler, as well as several 20th Century examples of the continuing anthem genre. We also continue our exploration of Italian madrigals by Claudio Monteverdi with three selections from his third book.
We are Adam Boffa, Jack Breslin, Hannah DiGenova, Janelle Hoffman, Suzie Leinwand, Carlin MacNichol, Alexa Marino, Melissa Nadler, Matt Ogonowski, Jonathan Ortiz, Noah Rich, Dan Rohe, Kristen Shubeck, Cheryl Skrobacz, Chris Talbot, Jill Tundidor and Julian Wamble (directed by Professor Ellis Hilton).
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Madrigal Singers is an auditioned ensemble, dedicated to performing a capella (unaccompanied) music, primarily of the Renaissance (the 16th Century), in an un-conducted, one-voice-per-part format. The polyphonic textures prevalent in much of this music put a premium on independence, making "madrigal singing" the vocal equivalent of chamber music. The multiple languages we sing in and the delightfully twisted poetry add to the challenge. It's not for the faint of heart. The icing on the cake is that this sophisticated music is also highly entertaining for singer and audience alike.
