Washington Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble: Gabrieli - Sanctus

Giovanni Gabrieli (1554/7-1612) - Sanctus from Mass
(Sacrae symphoniae, 1615)
Washington Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble
(Period instrument group)
Michael Holmes, director
with voices of Carmina,
Vera Kochanowsky, dir.

Latin text:

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus,
Dominus Deus Sabaoth.
Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua.
Osanna in excelsis.

Benedictus qui venit
in nomine Domini.
Osanna in excelsis.

English translation:

Holy, holy, holy
Lord God of Hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is he who comes
in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

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

Category:

Music

Tags:

• classical
• renaissance
• Washington
• Cornett
• and
• Sackbutt
• Ensemble
• Giovanni
• Gabrieli
• Sanctus
• Mass
• 1615
• Carmina
• Holmes

[altyair]

Thank you very much!

[msholmes]

Prego, prego!

[aelfricbetera]

Marvelous; Wonderful..thx for this msh...

[msholmes]

Many thanks!

[Bachsoboe]

Out of interest Michael, what instrument do you play? Sackbut? Crumhorn? I am slowly working my way through your videos, and they are giving me so much pleasure. I am a classical fan, but my favourite period is the Renaissance and Baroque. I have about 1,000Early music CDs.If only I could go back in time, and listen to this music in the Basilica of San Marco.

Any plans for a concert in the UK?

[msholmes]

I play most of the early wind instruments, but sackbut is my main instrument in WCSE. We would love to come to the UK. Actually, I have been to 22 European countries, but never the UK. A trip there is way overdue!

[BSHBEN001]

Beautiful and most uplifting music!



[SSDUDES19]

This song is on assianss creed its amazing

[222bored]

This is stunning.

[ericbelify]

Beautiful

[Bachsoboe]

Indeed.

[mrmolinodelahoz]

Unfortunately, one cannot go back to San Marco and hear anything worthwhile. I traveled to Venezia for the Easter service and it was a zoo at feeding time between the tourists and the shuffling crowds.

many things are gone forever except in our memory. At least the music can be recreated as in this wonderful example.

[mazebassebas]

Wonderfull music!! Thank you forever!!

[MaBu888]

Mirabiliose cantus...