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Pitoni – Cantate Domino
Da Palestrina – Dum complerentur
Distler – Singet dem Herrn
Tallis – Loquebantur variis linguis
J.S. Bach – Komm, Jesu, komm
J.S. Bach – Singet dem Herrn
Monteverdi – Cantate Domino
J.S. Bach – Der Geist hilft
At the core of Orlando Chamber Choir's
summer programme are three
magnificent Bach motets. Komm,
Jesu, komm is a dialogue be-
tween two choirs who, in
eight intrinsically inter
woven parts, produce an
intimate contrapuntal
word painting. In Der
Geist hilft a four-part
double fugue culmi-
nates in a setting of a
Luther chorale. Bach's
extraordinary motet
Singet dem Herrn ranges
from exciting homophony
to fabulous four and eight-
part fugues set to biblical
texts and contemporary poetry.
Tracing the origins of the words
Singet dem Herrn, the programme includes
a version of Cantate Domino by Pitoni and a
joyous madrigalian setting by Monteverdi. The 1934
interpretation of Singet dem Herrn by Distler builds on the style of Bach and Schütz
with a composition full of syncopations and bold harmonic contrasts.
Tallis's exquisite Loquebantur variis linguis proposes an alternative way
to voice the Lord's praises. The seven-part composition mimics the
mesmerising sound of multilingual tongues conversing about God's
wonders. Palestrina sets the text Dum complerentur dies
Pentecostes which describes how heaven can even be heard
in the sound of the wind – and concludes with
a jubilant six-part Alleluia.