There could be no better way to conclude our year than to present Monteverdi’s great Mass of Thanksgiving, written in the year 1631 after plague had once again ravaged Europe. Great art comes from great hardship, and in presenting this work, we acknowledge the great hardship we as the human race have collectively endured over the last two years of our lives. We give thanks to Monteverdi whose selfless act of composition has given us this heartfelt and consoling work. Part 1 of our program begins in Italy with Monteverdi, interposed with works by other titans of the Venetian Renaissance, Merula and Gabrieli.

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