Sine Nomine: Most Worthy Shepherd: Sacred Music of Heinrich Isaac
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Heinrich Isaac — Tota pulchra es
Heinrich Isaac — Missa Carminum
Heinrich Isaac — Optime pastor
Alexander Agricola — Regina caeli laetare
Antoine Brumel — Mater patris et filia
Josquin des Prez — Praeter rerum seriem
Anne Lyman, conductor
Heinrich Isaac – Innsbruck ich muss dich lassen
Heinrich Isaac – Tota pulchra es
Heinrich Isaac – Missa Carminum
Heinrich Isaac – Optime pastor
Heinrich Isaac – Regina caeli laetare
Alexander Agricola – Regina caeli laetare
Antoine Brumel – Mater patris et filia
Josquin des Prez – Praeter rerum seriem
Heinrich Isaac (c.1450-1517) was a prolific and talented member of the most celebrated generation of Renaissance composers active at the turn of the 16th century. He was born in the Low Countries and spent most of his career enjoying favor and fortune in Florence and Vienna. He associated with the most powerful rulers of the time: The Duke of Ferrara, The Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I of Hapsburg, and Pope Leo X of the Medici family. But because he lived in the shadow of Josquin des Prez, he has not been as celebrated among today’s early music enthusiasts. As Peter Phillips, Director of the Tallis Scholars, points out, "Now is the perfect time to discover the renaissance master Heinrich Isaac" (Gramophone).
Sine Nomine and Dr. Anne Lyman present this concert as a celebration of this great composer on the 500th anniversary of his death. The program includes some of his best-known works, in particular the famous German song "Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen" and its parody mass "Missa Carminum," alongside the more commanding multi-voiced works "Optime pastor" and "Regina caeli laetare." Motets by some of Isaac’s best-known Flemish counterparts round out the program, including one of Josquin's masterworks, "Praeter rerum seria."
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).
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