Sine Nomine: Most Noble & Excellent Women

Thomas Tallis — Gaude gloriosa Dei mater
William Byrd — The Great Service
Juan del Encina — Amor con fortuna
Pierre de la Rue — Mijn hert altijd heeft verlanghen
Claude le Jeune — Revecy venir du printans
Pierre de la Rue — Pourquoi non
Sulpitia Cesis — Cantate Domino
Claudin de Sermisy — Joyssance vous donneray
Madalena Casulana — Se scior si vede il laccio
Vittoria Aleotti (Raffaella Aleotta) — Exsurgat Deus
Vittoria Aleotti (Raffaella Aleotta) — Ego flos campi

Anne Lyman, conductor

Juan del Encina – Amor con fortuna
Pierre de La Rue – Mijn hert altijd heeft verlanghen
Claude le Jeune – Revecy venir du printans
Pierre de La Rue – Pourquoi non
Thomas Tallis – Gaude gloriosa Dei Mater
Intermission
Sulpitia Cesis – Cantate Domino
Claudin de Sermisy – Joyssance vous donneray
Madalena Casulana – Se scior si vede il laccio
Raphaela Aleotta – Exsurgat Deus
Raphaela Aleotta – Ego flos campi
William Byrd – Magnificat, from The Great Service

This event title is a play on Lucrezia Marinella's feminist treatise The Nobility and Excellence of Women and the Defects and Vices of Men, published in 1600. Sine Nomine, with Anne Lyman conducting, will feature a cappella Renaissance music written by composers working for powerful women, or written by women themselves – including sacred and secular works from England, Italy, France, and Spain. Also highlighted is Thomas Tallis' magnificent Gaude Gloriosa and William Byrd's joyous "Magnificat" from the Great Service.

About Sine Nomine: Renaissance Choir

The Renaissance choir Sine Nomine, directed by Dr. Anne Lyman, is a Community Collegium ensemble, part of the community outreach program of Early Music Seattle (EMS). Founded in 2008 by conductor Gary D. Cannon and singer/manager Pamela Silimperi, Sine Nomine is a mixed-voice chamber choir specializing in the fine performance of early music, including sacred and secular works from all regions. The ensemble’s repertoire ranges from the late Medieval to the Baroque, with special emphasis on Renaissance works of the 15th and 16th centuries. Most of the participants in Sine Nomine also sing in other choruses, ranging from church choirs to semi-professional ensembles.

Sine Nomine is a proud member of the Greater Seattle Choral Consortium (GSCC).

https://earlymusicseattle.org/sine-nomine-renaissance-choir/