The second San Diego debut of the season will be Ensemble La Morra, with a guest appearance by one of the great living lutenists, Nigel North. The ensemble will present a program of songs and instrumental music composed or circulating in Italy around the turn of fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, shining a light on the richly musical Italy of the time of Leonardo da Vinci.

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La Morra

St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church

Pope Leo X, scion of Florence’s beneficent Medici, inherited his family’s zeal for all artistic endeavors, but his passion for music was legendary. Because Leo was an accomplished composer and musician himself, the life of his court was unimaginably rich. Switzerland’s acclaimed early music ensemble La Morra brings to life the aural splendor of the Italian Renaissance and Leo’s musici segreti, the instrumentalists and singers who filled the Pope’s private sphere with music quite different from that of the Sistine Chapel—sounds of viols, lutes, harpsichords, and winds, with and without vocal ornamentation.

La Morra / The Lion’s Ear: Music from the Age of Pope Leo X

Lafayette College

La Morra's recordings on the Ramée record label have become icons for lovers of late Medieval and Renaissance music. In this special one-night-only event, the Switzerland-based sensations bring us a program full of the gorgeous harmonies of the Italian Renaissance, including pieces by Francesco Canova da Milano, Don Michele Pesenti, and even a piece by Giovanni de’ Medici—or, as he was better known, Pope Leo X!

La Morra

Mar 2, 2024

La Morra

Feb 28, 2024

La Morra / The Lion’s Ear: Music from the Age of Pope Leo X

La Morra