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Cappella Pratensis

Cappella Pratensis

St. James by-the-Sea 743 Prospect St, La Jolla, CA, United States

Famous for performing directly from historical notation and around a single music stand—as was customary during the Renaissance—Cappella Pratensis returns with a program centered on Dufay’s Missa Aurea for the Annunciation. This exquisite mass will be performed alongside the plainchant propers for the feast of the Annunciation and Marian motets by Dufay’s younger contemporary, Antoine Busnoys. Also featured is a dramatic chanting of the Gospel account of the Annunciation, fully aligned with the theatrical tradition of the Golden Mass.

$30 – $60

The Gesualdo Six

St. James by-the-Sea 743 Prospect St, La Jolla, CA, United States

They made a brilliant debut in our series five years ago, and we could not wait any longer to welcome them back. The Gesualdo Six will present a selection of Renaissance motets and chansons from the French court, by composers such as Josquin des Prez, Antoine Brumel, Johannes Ockeghem, and Jean L’Héritier, focusing on European queens including Anne of Brittany, Margaret of Austria, Anne Boleyn, and Mary Tudor.

$30 – $60

Hopkinson Smith

St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral 2728 Sixth Ave, San Diego, CA, United States

Lute legend and “supreme poet of the lute” (Gramophone) Hopkinson Smith returns for his third appearance, and we are deeply honored to present this recital. His unique program—a tribute to John Dowland on the 400th anniversary of his death—features solo lute elaborations of Dowland’s Seven Passionate Pavans.

$30