Series: Unknown Masterpiece 2 "L'Homme Armée de Caron

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Vocal Ensemble Capella is a vocal group formed in 1997 by professional vocalists who are engaged in ancient music under the musical direction of Tetsuro Hanai, an ancient musician.

This time, as part of the "Unknown Masterpieces 2" series, the group will focus on the Mass based on the song Rom armé by "Caron," who was mentioned by the 15th century theorist Tinctoris as one of the "most outstanding composers I have heard" along with Okegem and others in his writings.

As the Mass for the feast of the birth of St. John the Baptist, celebrated on June 24, we will perform the Gregorian chant of that day and related motets in liturgical form. Jean de la Farge's "Elizabeth is in Zachariah" is a refreshingly fine piece. The piece "Of those born of women" is a piece that is no longer performed because, although the manuscript bears the name of the great composer Josquin, it was determined that stylistically it was not his work. It consists of six sunny voices, and is an appropriate work for the day of the birth of St. John the Baptist, one of the most important days in the church calendar.

Join us on a journey in search of the hidden masterpieces of the Renaissance!

Songs
Gregorian Chant, Proprium Missae, Feast of the Birth of St. John the Baptist
Gregorian chant, Proprium missae in Nativitate Sancti Joannis Baptistae

Firminus Caron (Rom Armee)
Firminus Caron (active c. 1460-75), Missa L'homme armé

Jean de la Fage, Elisabeth in Zachariah
Jean de la Fage ((active circa 1518-30), "Elizabeth Zachariae")

Josquin des Prés? Among those born of women."
Josquin des Prez?", "Inter natos mulierum"

Performed by Vocal Ensemble Capella
Superius: Aya Kaburaki, Yukie Sato
Contratenor/tenor: Motoki Sakurai, Yasunari Tomimoto, Kota Yanagishima, Kenichiro Watanabe
Bassus: Yoshimoto Tanimoto, Eitaro Matsui
Maestro di Cappella (Music Director): Tetsuro Hanai