The Official Tourism Website for Herefordshire

Cathedral concert

Hereford Choral Society – Monteverdi Vespers of 1610

On Saturday 18 March Hereford Choral Society return to Hereford Cathedral for this spectacular Concert.

It has been said that Claudio Monteverdi was the greatest composer of the early baroque period and that his Vespers of 1610 (Vespro della Beata Vergine) was composed as his calling card for ‘the big job’, maestro di cappella of St Mark’s in Venice, the position to which he was appointed in 1613.

Since then the work has gradually become a mainstay of the choral repertoire, perhaps the earliest large-scale piece for which this can be said, and in so doing, has become Monteverdi’s legacy in this respect.

Monteverdi’s Vespers creates a musical journey, from the mystical to the prayerful, from the happy and exultant to the angry and, surprisingly for a fundamentally liturgical work, even the sensual.

Often heard performed by smaller forces, this concert will be a chance to hear the work performed on a much larger scale and it doesn’t take too much thought to imagine the thrilling impact of the famous opening D-major chord chanted by some 150 voices over the triumphant renaissance fanfare.

Marches Baroque

Conductor, Geraint Bowen

Tickets from only £10 (unreserved)Up to 2 children under 16 will be admitted free of charge when accompanied by an adult. Parties of 10 or more receive a group discount of 10%.

18Mar 23This event has passed

Fees & Tickets

Tickets from £10.00

Event Location

Hereford Cathedral, Hereford HR1 2NG

Organiser: Hereford Cathedral

Location Map