Polyhymnia

Long associated with the Sistine Chapel, Palestrina’s actual time as a singer in the Pope’s choir was brief. He spent many more years associated with the choir of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Cappella Giulia. This concert will feature music composed in the later years of his life between 1571 and his death in 1594. The concert will highlight Palestrina’s often overlooked compositions for two choirs and features the eight-voice Missa Confitebor tibi ...