Washington Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble: Schütz - Fili mi, Absalon

Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672) - Fili mi, Absalon (SWV 269; Symphoniae sacrae I, 1629)
Washington Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble
(Period Instrument Group)
Michael Holmes, director
David Brundage, bass soloist

Translation of Latin text:

(2 Samuel 18:33)
"O my son Absalom, my son my son Absalom. Would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!"

About the group:

Fast becoming the premiere ensemble of its kind in North America, the Washington Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble, directed by Michael Holmes, consists of early brass specialists from the Washington D.C., Philadelphia, and New York City areas. The WCSE's membership has modified and grown considerably since its inception in 1997. It has performed extensively and has been in high demand all along the east coast USA, collaborating in adventuresome programs with prominent period ensembles such as Lumen Valo (Finland), New Trinity Baroque (Atlanta), Sacra Fuma (Princeton), the Orchestra of the 17th Century (D.C.), the Washington Bach Consort (D.C.), Carmina (D.C.), Cantate Chamber Singers (D.C.), the Washington Kantorei (D.C.), and Zephyrus (Charlottesville). Its repertoire has been vast, exploring almost every possible style and region, including music from Germany, Italy, Poland, Bohemia, Moravia, Scandinavia, Spain, England and the New World. In the summer of 2001, WCSE produced its first recording of music by Gabrieli and Schütz. In August 2003, WCSE was invited to be the featured ensemble at the Historic Brass Society Festival at Yale University (New Haven, CT), and were invited to return for the next annual festival concurrent with the Baroque Performance Institute at Oberlin College. WCSE was featured in the 2004 CD recording "Mass in Honor of the Immaculate Conception" in music by Monteverdi, Gabrieli, Frescobaldi, Marenzio, and Ugolini, in collaboration with the choir of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C. Another WCSE recording of a canzona by Claudio Merulo circulated to numerous North American universities in 2005 as part of the anthology for Craig Wright and Brian Simms's new music history textbook "Music in Western Civilization."
Contact: holmesms@msn.com
URLs: http://youtube.com/group/wcse http://www.myspace.com/wcse

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• Brundage
• bass
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[janmoeyaert1]

too much vibrato to my taste. I sing it absolutely without vibrato

[msholmes]

@janmoeyaert1 Congratulations for singing it without vibrato.

[BobfromSalem]

I played this piece years ago when I studied at Northwestern University....Our t-bone quartet did a recital- I LOVE this piece....Thanks for sharing and may God bless.

[msholmes]

You're very welcome!

[andrmolja]

Wonderfull! The shine and glory of early music will never fade.

Slava i sjaj stare muzike neće nikad izbledeti. Šteta je što se u Srbiji ne izvodi češće barokna muzika, naročito dela majstora iz 17-tog veka.

[msholmes]

Many thanks!

[trombonekaren]

Such a beautiful piece...and a nice performance. I haven't heard this done with harpsichord, so thanks for posting!

[chantalmauro]

Your voice is amazing. Congratulations!

God bless you.

:)

[chantalmauro]

Your voice is amazing. Congratulations!

God bless you.

:)

[mrmolinodelahoz]

This music is beautiful from the very first note and just continues to enrich you as it progresses.

the voices are well recorded here.

Great experience for the spirit.

[Trumscheit]

Der Bass hat so ein starkes Vibrato, dass er es sich leisten kann, nicht jeden Ton genau treffen zu können. Diese Opernpraxis mag ich leider überhaupt nicht. Doch sonst sehr gut!

[1155north]

I think I may have been your original choice as bass soloist, but I got sick and was unable to do this with you. I too love it and have had several chances to perform it since. Hope you are well.

[oldbullus]

And it's a fantastic bass solo, too. Thanks, 'bones!

[msholmes]

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