Josquin des Prez (ca. 1450/55-1521)

The mass has been passed down, in full or in part, in 22 sources: four prints and eighteen manuscripts. The most important sources are B-Br Ms. IV.922 (Occo-Codex), fol. 28v-41r (Royal Library of Belgium, Brussels), D-Ju Ms. 21, fol. 1v-18r (Universitätsbibliothek, Jena) and V-CVbav Ms. Capp. Sist. 16, fol. 36v-46r (Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City). The numbering in New Josquin Edition is 4.3.

The cantus firmus of the Missa Pange lingua is the Gregorian hymn of the same name. The mass is in four parts.

This is a production of Alamire Foundation in collaboration with AMUZ.

Performers
Cappella Pratensis, with the cooperation of Alanna Ropchock Tierno & Stratton Bull

Stratton Bull, superius & artistic direction | Tim Braithwaite, superius | Lior Leibovici, altus | Korneel Van Neste, altus | Pieter De Moor, tenor | Julian Podger, tenor | Grantley McDonald, bassus | Marc Busnel, bassus

Festival
Laus Polyphoniae 2021 | JOSQUIN

24 August, 2021 10:00

Gaude Felix Francia

The ensemble EGERIA is one of the few early music groups in Spain that consists of women and focuses exclusively on mediaeval music. Another unique aspect of the group is that the singers are also trained musicologists who studied with specialists in mediaeval music in Spain, France and the United States, including Brigitte Lesne, Katarina Livljanic, Benjamin Bagby, Marc Mauillon and Mauricio Molina. EGERIA, which was founded three years ago, has been invited to many music festivals in Spain, toured in Portugal and performed at the Sorbonne in Paris.

International Young Artists’ Presentation
The International Young Artists’ Presentation (IYAP) gives young vocal and instrumental artists and ensembles a foothold in the international music scene. The selected artists and ensembles are intensively coached and mentored by Peter Van Heyghen and Raquel Andueza. Discover them this summer in a concert at AMUZ.

Programme
Music by Perotinus, Magister Albericus, anonymous 13th and 14th century compositions from sources including the Montpellier Codex, Codex Calixtinus, Las Huelgas Codex etc.

Performers
Lucía Martín-Maestro Verbo, soprano & artistic director | Carmen Busquets Ferrer, soprano | Romina de la Fuente, soprano | María Martín del Río. mezzo-soprano | Fabiana Sans Arcílagos alto & co-director

Practical
Tuesday 24 August 2021
12.00, AMUZ

Festival
Laus Polyphoniae 2021 | JOSQUIN

24 August, 2021 12:00

Sonatas for 2 cellos

The ensemble UnderStories emerged from the desire of cellists Clara Pouvreau and Bartolomeo Dandolo Marchesi to explore 18th century repertoire for the cello as an emerging solo instrument. They met at the Hochschule für Musik in Frankfurt and surrounded themselves with musicians studying at other prestigious conservatories such as the Mozarteum in Salzburg, the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague and Schola Cantorum in Basel. UnderStories has performed at the Oude Muziek Festival Utrecht, MA Festival and the Festival d’Ambronay. In 2019, they won the audience prize in the Val de Loire early music competition in France.

International Young Artists’ Presentation
The International Young Artists’ Presentation (IYAP) gives young vocal and instrumental artists and ensembles a foothold in the international music scene. The selected artists and ensembles are intensively coached and mentored by Peter Van Heyghen and Raquel Andueza. Discover them this summer in a concert at AMUZ.

Programme
music by B. Marcello, J.-B. Barrière & G. Basevi Cervetto

Performers
Clara Pouvreau, cello | Bartolomeo Dandolo Marchesi, cello | Margherita Burratini, harp | Silvia De Rosso, violone | Gabriele Levi, harpsichord & organ

Practical
Tuesday 24 August 2021
15.00, AMUZ

Festival
Laus Polyphoniae 2021 | JOSQUIN

24 August, 2021 15:00

Missa Fortuna desperata
Laus Polyphoniae@BOSTON

The American ensemble Blue Heron is praised for its performances of music from the Middle Ages and Renaissance. As Gramophone (UK) puts it: “A revelation. Fresh, dynamic and vibrant … urgent and wondrous music-making of the highest order.” Its artistic leader, Scott Metcalfe, is an undisputed specialist in this repertoire. He is inspired by fate and fame in the music of Josquin and his contemporaries at the Habsburg Burgundian court. Hear the Missa Fortuna desperata, based on an Italian song of the same name, along with various settings of Dulces exuviae, the lament that Queen Dido sings before she commits suicide.

Programme
Anoniem: Fortuna desperata | J. des Prez: Missa Fortuna desperata, Dulces exuviae, Fama malum | A. Agricola: Dulces exuviae | J. Ghiselin: Dulces exuviae | M. de Orto: Dulces exuviae | P. de la Rue: Dulces exuviae (Malheur me bat) | J. Mouton: Dulces exuviae

Performers
Kim Leeds, Sophie Michaux, mezzo-soprano | Reginald Mobley, countertenor | Jason McStoots, Aaron Sheehan, Sumner Thompson, tenor | Paul Guttry, Steven Hrycelak, David McFerrin, bass | Scott Metcalfe, artistic director

Practical
Tuesday 24 August 2021
20.00, online

Festival
Laus Polyphoniae 2021 | JOSQUIN

24 August, 2021 20:00

Pièces pour la flûte traversière

The traverso player Pablo Sosa and theorbo/lute player Asako Ueda were students at the conservatory in The Hague when they founded the duo Sponte Sua in 2018. Their repertoire includes music from the Renaissance to the Romantic period. They select compositions that elicit the best sounds from their combination of instruments and offer them the possibility to explore every facet of intimate chamber music. The ensemble has been invited to several festivals, including MA Festival, Wonderfeel, Bach Academie Brugge and the Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht.

International Young Artists’ Presentation
The International Young Artists’ Presentation (IYAP) gives young vocal and instrumental artists and ensembles a foothold in the international music scene. The selected artists and ensembles are intensively coached and mentored by Peter Van Heyghen and Raquel Andueza. Discover them this summer in a concert at AMUZ.

Programme
Music by J.-M. Hotteterre & L.-A. Dornel

Performers
Pablo Sosa del Rosario, traverso | Asako Ueda, theorbo

Practical
Wednesday 25 August 2021
12.00, AMUZ

Festival
Laus Polyphoniae 2021 | JOSQUIN

25 August, 2021 12:00

‘Marizápalos’ on the balcony: a glimpse of 17th century Spanish music and its influences on Europe

Ibera Auri was founded in 2017, emerging from a fascination with 17th century vocal and instrumental repertoire with Spanish influences or of Spanish origin. The ensemble presents programmes in a whole spectrum of genres and styles, from French airs de cour to Portuguese and Spanish songs, dances and arias from 17th century zarzuelas. The musicians of Ibera Auri studied at conservatories in Amsterdam, Munster, Milan and Lyon with teachers including Rolf Lislevand, François Fernandez, Michael Form Jonathan Alvarado and Marta Almajano. The ensemble performed at several festivals in the Netherlands and Spain in 2018 and won the first prize and audience prize in the international early music contest in Gijón.

International Young Artists’ Presentation
The International Young Artists’ Presentation (IYAP) gives young vocal and instrumental artists and ensembles a foothold in the international music scene. The selected artists and ensembles are intensively coached and mentored by Peter Van Heyghen and Raquel Andueza. Discover them this summer in a concert at AMUZ.

Programme
Music by A. Boësset, M. Lambert, E. Moulinié, A. Falconieri, S. Durón and others

Performers
Gabriel Belkheiri García del Pozo, recorder & tenor | Laia Blasco López, recorder & soprano | Jeremy Nastasi, theorbo & baroque guitar | Lidia Rodrigo Royo, recorder & harpsichord

Practical
Wednesday 25 August 2021
15.00, AMUZ

Festival
Laus Polyphoniae 2021 | JOSQUIN

25 August, 2021 15:00