Some of the most stunningly beautiful and moving choral singing I have ever heard.”
American Record GuideAs this thrilling concert proved, Stile Antico is anything but antique. Their sound has the urgency and freshness you get from young voices, and an amazing rhythmic vitality.”
The Daily TelegraphStile Antico is arguably the finest this country has produced… Seemingly everything they perform is elevated to a new level of perfection.”
Yorkshire Post
Ranked by Gramophone as one of the world’s top 20 choirs, UK-based Stile Antico is firmly established as one of today’s most outstanding and creative vocal ensembles. Working without a conductor, its twelve singers have thrilled audiences worldwide with their fresh, vibrant and moving performances of Renaissance polyphony. The group has received three Grammy nominations and performed live at the 60th Grammy Awards in 2018.
In their Hong Kong debut, they will bring their personal favourites in a rich and enticingly varied journey through some of the most outstanding music of the Renaissance.
Programme
William Byrd Vigilate
Jacob Clemens non Papa Ego flos campi
Sebastián de Vivanco Veni dilecte mi
Robert Ramsey Sleepy fleshly birth
Orlando Gibbons O clap your hands
William Byrd Ne irascaris, Domine
Intermission
Nicolas Gombert Magnificat Primi Toni
Josquin des Prez Mille regretz
Adrian Willaert Vecchie letrose
Pierre Sandrin Doulce mémoire
Huw Watkins The Phoenix and the Turtle
Cristóbel de Morales O crux ave
Tomás Luis de Victoria O vos omnes
Francisco Guerrero Maria Magdalene