Saturday 3 March 2012

7.30 pm
Trinity Methodist Church
Cottingham Road, Hull HU5 2EJ
(at the corner of Newland Avenue)

Hull Bach Choir
Hull Bach String Ensemble

and featuring

 

The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble
conducted by Anthony Ford

Monteverdi
Vespers (1610)

Monteverdi’s wonderful work is a joy to perform and to hear. Its rich and varied textures and its clever use of spatial effects combine to delight and move the listener. It is a truly uplifting piece which everyone should hear at least once in their lives, though, if you have heard it, you will probably want to hear it again, for it has an hypnotic quality which continually draws one back to it.

We are delighted to have the services of The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble, a virtuoso period instrument ensemble at the forefront of the early music scene. It regularly accompanies leading professional vocal groups and ensembles including I Fagiolini, Cantus Cölln, The Dunedin Consort, Trinity Baroque and the Armonico Consort. It has also performed with countless chamber choirs and choral societies throughout Britain, including many performances of the Monteverdi Vespers. ECSE also collaborates regularly with the Monteverdi String Band. Visit their website www.ecse.co.uk for more information.

Although we performed the 1610 Vespers in Beverley in 2004, this is the first time since 1999 that it has been heard in Hull. Trinity Methodist Church, with its spectacular dome is nearer to the ambience of St. Mark’s, Venice than many English churches, and it offers ample scope for the dramatic echo effects required by Monteverdi’s score.

An evening not to be missed!