Academia de los Nocturnos

Concert by the Academia de los Nocturnos, conducted by Isaac Alonso, performing Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina's Missa Papae Marcelli, one of the key works of Renaissance polyphony.

The Academia de los Nocturnos focuses its work on Renaissance and Baroque vocal repertoire, performed according to the principles of historical performance practice. In this programme it tackles the Missa Papae Marcelli by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525–1594), an Italian composer of the late Renaissance and one of the central figures of Western sacred music. The Mass combines the richness of counterpoint, the clarity of the liturgical text and a spiritual expressiveness.

The programme covers the sections of the Ordinary of the Mass: Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus and Benedictus, and two movements of the Agnus Dei. The performers are the Academia de los Nocturnos and the Schola Cantorum of the UAM, under the direction of Isaac Alonso, who takes a rigorous approach to the work, attending to both its stylistic features and its liturgical dimension.

The Cámara hall, located in the Madrid district of Chamartín, mainly hosts classical music concerts. This is a programme aimed at anyone who wishes to hear one of the great choral compositions of the Renaissance at close quarters.