On Saturday March 25th at 7 P. M., Musica Transalpina will present Francesco Cavalli’s Messa Concertata from his Musiche Sacre concernenti, published at Venice in 1656. This mass displays many characteristics of sacred music of the 1640s, and bears a striking...
Royal Wedding Music Date Friday February 17, 2023 Location Ss. Peter and Paul parsh church 515 West Opp Street Wilmington, CA 90744 Musica Transalpina will proudly present Heinrich Schmelzer’s Missa Nuptialis which was composed for the royal wedding of the Infanta...
Requiem Memorial for Pope Benedict XVI Requiem ex F con terza minore Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber Date Thursday January 5 at 7 P. M. Location Ss. Peter and Paul Parish Church 515 West Opp Street Wilmington CA 90744. One of the most...
Historical Background That the Italian-born Domenico Zipoli, student of Domenico Scarlatti, should renounce his worldly achievements and travel to the remotest stretches of the Spanish Empire can be explained by the intense religious fervour that swept over Europe...
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND What began as a regional dynastic dispute after the childless Emperor Matthias designated Ferdinand of Styria to be his successor turned into one of the most violent wars in European history. Followers of our ensemble will recall that we...
Musica Transalpina invites you to join us for three distinct programs featuring composers who brought Italian musical influences across the Alps into the German-speaking countries in the 17th Century. We’re calling this series Canticum Domini in terra aliena: Latin...
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