2023-24 Concert Season
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI - VESPERS of 1610
(Vespro della Beata Vergine)
Saturday June 8, 2024, 8:00 pm
St. Andrew's Cathedral (Blanshard and View Streets)
Claudio Monteverdi (1567? - 1643) is celebrated as the musical bridge between the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras, and as a crucial figure in the development of opera.
His Vespers, a collection of psalms, songs and instrumental pieces in honour of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, is a stunning work of sacred music that has been described as half opera and half dance. It's hard to believe that after Monteverdi's lifetime, this work lay buried in various archives until it was brought back to life in the 20th century. The VPC is delighted to present it once again in the exquisite acoustic of St. Andrew's Cathedral, along with 7 soloists and an orchestra that features period instruments such as sackbuts (early trombones), cornetti, and lutes.
Advance tickets are available from EVENTBRITE, and are $35 regular and $20 student (plus service charges). Accompanied children under 13 are admitted free but must have a ticket.
Doors will open by 7:30 and seating is first-come, first-served.
Stay tuned for the announcement of our 20th Season! 2024-25
Watch this space!
Comments from VPC’s November 2018 performance of Rutter Requiem and the Lauridsen Lux Aeterna:
“What a wonderful concert! I will become a regular at your choir’s performances.”
“The Requiem was lovely, and haunting, but my favourites were the last two movements of Lux Aeterna when the voices of the singers were let loose and the joy they shared was palpable. A wonderful experience!”
“Thank you for the wonderful treat! You performed difficult music with considerable
panache and great feeling.”
“It was a wonderful concert to perform. When we feel prepared to the point that we can look up from the book and really ‘be’ with Peter in the music, and follow him wherever he decides to go, it’s the best feeling in the world. Requiems are often a bit personal, since many of us are remembering someone we lost. The orchestra was wonderful, from harp to horns and this concert was downright magical in places, with many audience members listening with closed eyes, seemingly quite transfixed!”