The Shepherd School of Music, in collaboration with Harmonia Stellarum, presents an evening of 17th-century sacred music. Enjoy Gregorian Chant and Monteverdi's psalm settings alongside compositions by Stadlmayr, Merula, Rovetta, and more.
This ensemble of vocal and instrumental virtuosos specializes in the performance of early music on period instruments, led by the Shepherd School’s Mario Aschauer.
Repertoire
Stadlmayr: Deus in adiutorium
Monteverdi: Dixit Dominus from 1610 Vespers
Merula: Laetatus sum
Nasco: Nisi Dominus (with organ versets by Merulo)
Rovetta: Lauda Jerusalem
Monteverdi: Laudate pueri primo from Selva
Monteverdi: Jubilet tota civitas from Selva
Monteverdi: Magnificat à 6 from 1610 Vespers
Usper: Laudate Dominum
Antiphones in Gregorian Chant, 17th-century style
Organ versetti by A. Gabrieli and C. Merulo between psalms
Artists
Praised a performer with “unconventional ludic drive” by the press and listed among Austria's thirty-five most outstanding researchers aged under thirty-five by the Austrian Science Fund in 2013, Mario Aschauer works as conductor, harpsichordist, and musicologist at the interface of music scholarship and performance.
