Description

This program explores the unique harmonic expressivity and musical rhetoric in the English vocal and choral music of Orlando Gibbons and Thomas Tomkins, as influenced by King James I, whose rule began in 1603. Both were active composers and keyboardists at the Chapel Royal during his reign, and their music helped bridge the gap between the austere polyphony that was a hallmark of the Tudor Era, and the progressive turn towards an English musical language marked by melancholy and sensuality.

Ensemble Photos

Sine Nomine: Renaissance Choir. Photo by Mary Gallagher (2023)