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Nöel: Christmas in the late Renaissance and Early Baroque
You’ll hear music that spans the transition from the Renaissance polyphonic style to the early baroque’s ornate singing style.
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First Congregational United Church of Christ, 1500 9th Ave. Longmont, CO 80501
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The years around 1600 marked a significant change from Renaissance polyphony to the new melodies and prominent bass line of the ornate Baroque era, a musical style still used today in music including classical, musical theater, jazz, and even rock and roll. Seicento’s founding director Evanne Browne returns to the podium with an augmented vocal ensemble for this delightful exploration of the baroque ensemble’s musical roots with gorgeous music by Palestrina, Victoria, Scheidt, Sweelinck, and Rossi, along with such favorites as the original setting of Michael Praetorius’ Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming and The Boar’s Head Carol. Performed in German, Latin, French, Dutch, Spanish, and English, the program includes the original version of stunningly beautiful arrangements of carols familiar to today’s listeners in a cappella and accompanied settings. Guest artists are Wesley Leffingwell, organ; Steve Winograd and Linda Lunbeck, recorders; and Joseph Howe, baroque cello.