Stile Antico

Sunday, 25 May 2025 at 10:00 am - 2:30 pm

Workshop: The Sistine Chapel

Beverley Early Music Festival

Hexagon Music Centre, Beverley, United Kingdom

Join a consort of singers from Stile Antico in a wonderful session singing music from the Sistine Chapel. The Chapel was home to some of the finest composers of the Renaissance, starting with the trailblazer Josquin des Prez, and reaching its high point with the undisputed master of the ‘stile antico’, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. Marking 500 years since the birth of Palestrina, this workshop will give participants the chance to explore in depth a selection of beautiful motets and masses by him and his contemporaries, sitting alongside singers from Stile Antico. The workshop will finish with a short informal run-through for family and friends.

A certain amount of choral experience and the ability to sight-read is helpful. However, scores will be made available in advance, to give everyone a chance to study the music and get the most out of the experience. Tea and coffee will be served but please bring a packed lunch for the break.