Polyphony along the Po: 

Northern Italian sacred music, medieval to Legrenzi

Northern Italy was a crossroads of Europe, with France, Germany, and the Netherlands on one side, and the rest of the Italian peninsula on the other. As a result, like Singapore of today, it was open to cultural influences from all sides, making for a rich and unique fermenting ground of music. Franco-Flemish composers such as Josquin, Giaches de Wert, and Jachet of Mantua sojourned in Ferrara and Mantua before moving on to Rome, while Italians also did the same before moving north, spreading the Italian style to the rest of Europe. With the 400th anniversary of the baptism of Late Baroque Venetian composer Giovanni Legrenzi, who was a major figure in the generation between Monteverdi and Vivaldi, we take the opportunity to explore the tradition of Northern Italian sacred polyphony from the Renaissance to the Late Baroque.

25 April 2026, 7:30pm

Jubilee Church, 256 Outram Rd

26 April 2026, 7.30pm

Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 1259 Upper Serangoon Rd

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Songs of Pilgrimage: 

the Llibre Vermell of Montserrat

Amid the dark, candlelit nights of 14th-century Montserrat, voices sing in reverence—and in rhythm—guided by the Llibre Vermell (“The Red Book”), named for its crimson binding. Created not from the royal courts but for restless pilgrim hearts, the devotional songbook offered weary travellers visiting the Santa Maria de Montserrat Monastery in Spain a way to unite prayer with song. Its collection of pious and festive songs brought life to the otherwise solemn devotional landscape of the Middle Ages. 

Let the sacred sound of medieval pilgrimage draw near, carrying festivity in its step and reverence in its song. Come share in a celebration that bridges the spiritual and the human, reviving the harmony that once resounded through Montserrat’s monastery walls.

30 Apr 2026, Thu, 8pm

1 May 2026, Fri, 6pm

3 May 2026, Sun, 7.30pm

Esplanade Concourse

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