Au Noble Roi Francois: French Music Fit For A King

Vive la France! While Italy and England get a lot of attention from fans of Renaissance music, France was an incredibly important country during the Renaissance economically, militarily, and of course musically. We present music in a range of styles, both sacred and secular, that all have a connection with French royalty. Beautiful sacred music by Josquin, Richafort, Mouton, and Sermisy will be complemented by delicate and gentle secular music from the period as well as the significantly LESS delicate and gentle 'war chansons' Le Prise de Calais by Guillaume Costeley and Clement Janequin's famous La Guerre! Ever wanted to hear a choir make sounds like canons and horses on the march? Now's your chance!

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Concert programme

Jean L’Heritier - Alma redemptoris

Jean Mouton - Exalta Regina
Jean Mouton - Noe, noe

Jean Richafort - Ave Maria
Josquin des Prez - Memor esto verbi tui

Claudin de Sermisy - Benedic anima mea
Claude Le Jeune - Tristitia obsedit me

INTERVAL

Claude Le Jeune - Revecy venir du printemps

Jean Mouton - Dulces exuviae
Josquin des Prez - Mille regretz
Jean Richafort - De mon triste desplaisir

Clément Janequin - Las, pauvre coeur
Pierre Sandrin - Puisque de vous
Claudin de Sermisy - Au joli bois

George Costeley - Prise de Calais
Clément Janequin - La Guerre