Christmas Concert 2024
Saturday, 7th December 3:00pm @ICU University Chapel
Admission: JPY 2500 (tickets available on-the-door) Click here for tickets
Christmas in Venice
Claudio Monteverdi: Christmas motet (contrafacta of 'Zefiro torna')
Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon duodecimi toni a 10
Biagio Marini: Sonata in Eco con tre Violini
Venetian Christmas Greatest Hits! With 'Cancionero de Upsala'
Venice, Italy, a center of Mediterranean trade and Renaissance culture, produced many new styles of magnificent music. The Tensho Embassy, the first Japanese Christian delegation to be sent to Europe in 1582, visited Venice and must have heard music there. This concert features Christmas music from Venice's golden age, as well as contemporary Christmas songs accompanied by period instruments.
The early music ensemble Concerto Leonorso, made up of young musicians who studied in Basel, Paris and Lyon, will present Christmas music from Venice.
Performers
Concerto LeonOrso
Recorder : Kiichi Suganuma
Violin : Tamami Sakanaga
Sackbut : Kazumasa Ono
Harp : Mie Ito
Organ : Tsuyoshi Uwaha
Soprano : Yukie Sato
Soprano : Ayako Ono
Tenor : Akinobu Ono