Fount and Origin - The Sword and the Lily: Music for the End of Time at Queen's College Chapel, Oxford on Wednesday 12th February 2020

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Fount and Origin - The Sword and the Lily

Music for the End of Time

Add to my Calendar 12-02-2020 20:00 12-02-2020 22:00 36 Fount and Origin - The Sword and the Lily The Sword and the Lily presents music which explores the images in and around an exceptionally beautiful work of art from the fifteenth century. Rogier van der Weyden's Beaune Altarpiece (c. 1445) furnished the altar in the chapel of the Hôtel-Dieu in Beaune. Founded in 1443 after a period of devastating plague and famine in the area, this hospital for the sick and dying was established by Nicholas Rolin, Chancellor of the powerful Duchy of Burgundy, and run by a community of nuns. The painting, commissioned by Rolin, depicts the last judgement at the end of time, which must have been an incredibly powerful image for those within the hospital.Our programme includes Franco-Flemish polyphony and chant from the fifteenth century, and paints a musical story from Christ's descent and the dreadful blasts of the angelic trumpets, through the fiery pits of hell, and finally tracing the ascent to the pearly gates of the celestial palace. The focal point of the concert is the glorious Missa Dum sacrum mysterium/L’homme armé by Johannes Regis (c. 1425 – c. 1496). This Mass sets texts and music from the liturgy of St Michael, who appears centrally in the Beaune Altarpiece weighing up the souls of the dead. The piece also uses the famous 'L’homme armé' tune, which resonates strongly with the image of Christ as ‘the armed man’ in Van der Weyden’s painting.Fount & Origin is an Oxford-based early music vocal ensemble specialising in late medieval and early renaissance music. Directed by James Tomlinson. Queen's College Chapel, Oxford DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Queen's College Chapel
The Queen's College
High Street
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 4AW
England

Wednesday 12th February 2020
8:00 PM

Programme

Johannes Regis – Missa 'L'homme arme' / 'Dum sacrum mysterium' (c.1470s)
Anonymous – 15th-century polyphony from Trent Cathedral

Performers

James Tomlinson – Artistic Director

Fount & Origin

Programme Note

The Sword and the Lily presents music which explores the images in and around an exceptionally beautiful work of art from the fifteenth century. Rogier van der Weyden's Beaune Altarpiece (c. 1445) furnished the altar in the chapel of the Hôtel-Dieu in Beaune. Founded in 1443 after a period of devastating plague and famine in the area, this hospital for the sick and dying was established by Nicholas Rolin, Chancellor of the powerful Duchy of Burgundy, and run by a community of nuns. The painting, commissioned by Rolin, depicts the last judgement at the end of time, which must have been an incredibly powerful image for those within the hospital.
Our programme includes Franco-Flemish polyphony and chant from the fifteenth century, and paints a musical story from Christ's descent and the dreadful blasts of the angelic trumpets, through the fiery pits of hell, and finally tracing the ascent to the pearly gates of the celestial palace. The focal point of the concert is the glorious Missa Dum sacrum mysterium/L’homme armé by Johannes Regis (c. 1425 – c. 1496). This Mass sets texts and music from the liturgy of St Michael, who appears centrally in the Beaune Altarpiece weighing up the souls of the dead. The piece also uses the famous 'L’homme armé' tune, which resonates strongly with the image of Christ as ‘the armed man’ in Van der Weyden’s painting.

Fount & Origin is an Oxford-based early music vocal ensemble specialising in late medieval and early renaissance music. Directed by James Tomlinson.

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