Monteverdi Vespers

On March 1, 2020, Baltimore Choral Arts performed Claudio Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers in collaboration with Baltimore Baroque Band, Peabody’s Baroque Orchestra, Peabody Renaissance Ensemble, Washington Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble, and the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). Composed for St. Mark‘s Basilica in Venice, Monteverdi’s 1610 Vespers is the most ambitious and spectacular composition written before Bach. In Baltimore Choral Arts’ second collaboration with MICA, Professors James Rouvelle and Lili Maya added multi-sensory images to further illuminate this grand and expressive masterpiece. 

Click here to visit Maya + Rouvelle website and learn more about their artistic process.

Click here for program notes.

Collaborators and partners with Music Director Anthony Blake Clark, Associate Conductor Leo Wanenchak, and the Baltimore Choral Arts Chorus included:

• Baltimore Baroque Band, Peabody's Baroque Orchestra - Dr. John Moran and Risa Browder, co-directors
• Peabody Renaissance Ensemble - Mark Cudek, director, Adam Pearl, choral coach
• Washington Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble - Michael Holmes, director
• Maryland Institute College of Arts' James Rouvelle and Lili Maya, artists

Monteverdi Vespers was generously sponsored by the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, creator of the Baker Artists Portfolios, www.BakerArtists.org.

Vespro della Beata Vergine - Claudio Monteverdi

Video

Click the videos below to watch the full Monteverdi Vespers performance.

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