T H I S C O N C E R T M A R K S T H E O P E N I N G O F T H E E X H I B I T I O N

2008 YEARS OF SACRED CULTURE

G L O R I E S A N DM A J E S T Y

R E V E A L E DA CONCERT OF MUSIC

FROM SEVENTEENTH -CENTURY ENGLAND

C A P P E L L A F E D EC O N D U C T O R . P E T E R L E E C H

A celebration of music from the Stuart Catholic Chapels Royalin London and from the English and Welsh Catholic community

performed by

St Francis Xavier’s, Liverpool, in association with the

Catholic Record Society, presents

St Francis Xavier’s Church, Salisbury Street, LiverpoolWednesday 30 July 2008, 7.30pm

T H I S C O N C E R T M A R K S T H E O P E N I N G O F T H E E X H I B I T I O N

2008 YEARS OF SACRED CULTURE

Tickets cost £7.50 and are available from:Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Gift Shop, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool L3 5TQ

Pauline Books and Media (St Paul’s), 82 Bold Street, Liverpool L1 4HRSt Francis Xavier’s Church, Salisbury Street, Liverpool L3 8DR

Liverpool Cathedral Gift Shop, St James Road, Liverpool L1 7AZ

Further details: Tel: 0151 298 1911 www.sfxchurchliverpool.com

This unique concert of music, composed at a time whenBritain was in a state of religious turmoil, premières several pieces

that have not been heard in public before.

Cappella Fede, named in honour of the Chapel Master of James II,is an ensemble dedicated to the performance of 17th century sacred

music on period instruments with authentic vocal resources.

This debut performance by Cappella Fede is an exciting programmeof recently rediscovered works by Fede, Miguel Ferreira,

Giovanni Sebenico and others, juxtaposed with much neglecteditems by Locke and Draghi.

A highlight will be the world première of keyboard pieces bythe Jesuit composer Antoine Selosse, known to have been circulated

in 17th century England but only recently re-discovered.

The concert will include:

Giacomo Carissimi (1605-74) – Plorate filii Israel

Antonio Cossandi (fl.1640-60) – Dixit Dominus

Innocenzo Fede (c.1661-1732) – Laudate pueri Dominum; Nunc dimittis

Miguel Ferreira (fl.1660-1700) – Trio sonata in G minor

Gottfried Finger (c.1660-1730) – Sonata Decima for strings in G

Matthew Locke (c.1622-77) – Audi Domine

Henry Purcell (1659-95) – Beati omnes qui timent Dominum

Giovanni Sebenico (c.1640-1705) – Laudate pueri Dominum

Antoine Selosse (1621-87) – Toccata in C; Fuga in D

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