Holland Baroque
Christmas in the Cloisters, a 17th century midnight mass
In the footsteps of nuns, monks and novices
A Christmas in keeping with 17th-century Dutch monastic tradition: in this programme Holland Baroque most certainly live up to their name. Supple female voices resound purely and effortlessly through the hall, bridging the distance to times long gone. We follow in the footsteps of nuns, monks and novices and imagine ourselves in a Baroque midnight Christmas mass. Withdraw into a world of monastic melody, framed by the silvery sound of violins, gambas, harps and Baroque opulence.
programme
Christmas motets by Jan Baptist Verrijt (ca.1605-1650) and Benedictus Buns (ca.1642-1716) and Gregorian chants
performers
Holland Baroque: ensemble
Julie Thyana Roset: soprano
Ana Vieira Leite: soprano
Camille Allérat: soprano
Bethany Horack Hallett: mezzo-soprano
Patrícia Silveira: alto
Holland Baroque: ensemble
Julie Thyana Roset: soprano
Ana Vieira Leite: soprano
Camille Allérat: soprano
Betha