Mass for Four Voices at Durban cathedral
Monteverdi’s ‘Mass for Four Voices’ will be performed at Emmanuel Cathedral on Saturday.
DURBAN is offered a unique artistic and religious experience on Saturday, 14 April, with Monteverdi’s ‘Mass for Four Voices’ sung by the Durban Chamber Choir and performed in the context of a sacred mass presided over by his Eminence Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier OFM at the Emmanuel Cathedral at 5.30pm.
“Much of the mainstream repertoire of Western classical music for at least 200 years was commissioned by the Church and written to be performed as part of a religious service. When we do get a chance today to hear these pieces performed live, it is usually outside a religious place or context,” explained the Denis Hurley Centre’s Raymond Perrier.
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In Emmanuel Cathedral on Saturday, one of the highpoints of Renaissance music will be sung by the Durban Chamber Choir in a setting and context comparable to the one for which it was written almost 400 years ago.
Monteverdi’s ‘Mass for Four Voices’ was composed to be used as part of the services in St Mark’s Cathedral in Venice.
The Emmanuel Cathedral – though not as ornate as St Mark’s – is just as imposing, also has a fine acoustic, and is similarly built on a reclaimed marsh.
Entry is free and all are welcome. Guests are invited to donate generously towards the Napier Centre for Healing, in lieu of buying a ticket. Contact the Denis Hurley Centre on 031 301 2240. Safe parking alongside the Cathedral.
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