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Meet the Tudors
17 December 2011
Chapelle du Roi returns to one of London’s top concert venues – St John’s Smith Square - for its annual Christmas concert. Meet the Tudors promises an intriguing programme of Christmas music from England’s golden age of music. Henry VII’s victory at the Battle of Bosworth marked the beginning of the Tudor dynasty which was to last for over 100 years until the death of Elizabeth I in 1603. This relatively short period of time saw the most extraordinary development in sacred music; from the elaborate melisma of the late medieval style, through to the humanistic influences of Erasmus; the telling syllabic style of the Reformation and the golden ‘high Renaissance’ of Elizabeth I. In this concert Chapelle du Roi performs sixteenth century English music for the seasons of Advent and Christmas. The programme includes some of the greatest gems from the Tudor age including Thomas Tallis’ sumptuous seven part motet Suscipe Quaeso and Alistair Dixon’s reconstruction of the motet Beati Immaculati. St John’s Smith Square is a superb concert venue and its Footstool Bar and restaurant is open before and after the concert.
Tickets: £25.00 / £20.00 / £15.00 / £10.00
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