Embark on a journey to 16th-century Rome & Portugal with music by Vicente Lusitano (1520–1561), the first published Black composer. Motets by Lusitano are interspersed with works by both fellow Portuguese musicians and composers with Roman connections, including Ghiselin Danckerts and Nicola Vicentino, both of whom were involved in a notable debate with Lusitano concerning the nature of chromaticism in music. The Marian Consort makes its US West Coast debut with its award-winning interpretations of this incredible repertoire, presented by our Friends Cappella Romana.

Programme

Vicente Lusitano Heu me, Domine

Ghiselin Danckerts Laetamini in Domino

Vicente Lusitano Regina caeli laetare

Nicola Vicentino Heu mihi Domine

Orlandus Lassus Regina caeli laetare a7

Vicente Lusitano Sancta Maria

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Salve Regina a8

INTERVAL

Tomas Luis de Victoria Ave regina caelorum a8

Vicente Lusitano Aspice Domine

Dom Pedro de Cristo Miserere mihi Domine

Cristobal de Morales Sancta Maria

João Lourenço Rebelo Panis angelicus

Vicente Lusitano Inviolata