Journeying to Finisterre
Exploring Inner Pilgrimage Through Timeless Sacred Music
7-16 March
Newcastle, Wollongong, Canberra, Sydney, Blackheath
Journeying to Finisterre is an evocative exploration of pilgrimage, not just across landscapes but deep within the self. Curated by Co-Artistic Director and Soprano Amy Moore, this program delves into the 12th Century Codex Calixtinus and 14th Century Libre Vermell de Montserrat—devotional manuscripts that guided pilgrims both physically and spiritually.
We trace the Camino paths to Santiago de Compostela with Spanish and Portuguese Renaissance polyphony, including Tomás Luis de Victoria’s Versa est in Luctum which echoes through time in Joseph Twist’s setting of the same text. Paul Stanhope’s Geography VI draws us deep into the natural world, and Anne Cawrse’s Pilgrim Psalms offer a contemporary reflection on spiritual journeys, the quest for inner connection and the timeless search for meaning.
PERFORMANCE DETAILS
Newcastle Conservatorium of Music
Friday 7 Mar, 6pm
St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Wollongong
Saturday 8 Mar, 3pm
Wesley Music Centre, Canberra
Sunday 9 Mar, 3pm
St Philip's Church, Sydney
Saturday 15 Mar, 2pm
Saturday 15 Mar, 7pm
Blackheath Uniting Church
Sunday 16 Mar, 2:30pm
THE SONG COMPANY
Amy Moore, Soprano and Guest Director
Susannah Lawergren, Soprano
Jessica O'Donoghue, Alto
Timothy Reynolds, Tenor
Louis Hurley, Tenor
Hayden Barrington, Baritone
Andrew O'Connor, Bass
Llibre Vermell de Montserrat - O Virgo Splendens
Tomas Luis de Victoria - O quam gloriosum
Codex Calixtinus - Congaudeant Catholici
Juan del Encina - ¡O Reyes Magos Benditos!
Alfonso X El Sabio - Cantigas de Santa Maria: Entre Ave e Eva
Francisco Guerrero - Ave Virgo Sanctissima
Francisco Guerrero - Ojos claros, serenos
Joseph Twist - Versa est in luctum (from Three Motets after Victoria)
Llibre Vermell de Montserrat - Stella Splendens
Pedro de Cristo - Quae est ista
Toru Takemitsu - Kaze no uma (Wind Horse): Vocalise 1
Rodrigo de Ceballos - Hortus Conculusus
Anne Cawrse - I look up to the mountains (from Pilgrim Psalms)
Alonso Lobo - Quam pulchri sunt gressus tui
Paul Stanhope - Geography VI
Manuel Machado - Dos estrellas le siguen
Tomas Luis de Victoria - Versa est in luctum
Edie Hill - Cancion de el Alma “En una noche escura”
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