Ancient Roots – Modern Echoes
Take a journey through 500 years of sacred sound as VOX CALDERA presents a concert of breathtaking vocal polyphony. The program centers on Josquin des Prez’s Renaissance masterpiece, the Missa Pange Lingua. Known as the “Prince of Musicians” in the 16th century, Josquin’s work remains a pinnacle of human expression, weaving intricate melodies into a seamless tapestry of devotion.
The program bridges the centuries with Olivier Messiaen’s lush, “stained-glass” harmonies in O Sacrum Convivium! and Clare Maclean’s radiant Et Misericordia. Maclean, a celebrated contemporary voice, blends ancient choral traditions with a modern Australian sensibility, creating a soundscape that is both haunting and transcendent.
Join us for an afternoon of music that proves the human voice is the ultimate instrument of the sublime.
Vox Caldera Chamber Choir
Nicholas Routley, Director
DATE & TIME
SUNDAY, 29 March
3:00 – 4:30 PM
TICKETS
GENERAL $30
CONCESSION/Students $25
Under 18 Free
PROGRAM
PLAIN-CHANT
Pange Lingua
JOSQUIN DESPREZ 1450-1521
Missa Pange Lingua – Kyrie & Gloria
CLARE MACLEAN b.1958
Et Misericordia
JOSQUIN DESPREZ
Missa Pange Lingua – Credo
OLIVIER MESSIAEN 1908-1992
O Sacrum Convivium
JOSQUIN DESPREZ
Missa Pange Lingua – Sanctus
JOSQUIN DESPREZ
Ave Maria
JOSQUIN DESPREZ
Missa Pange Lingua – Agnus Dei
PLAIN-CHANT
Pange Lingua
Nicholas ROUTLEY, DIRECTOR
Nicholas was the founder director of the Sydney Chamber Choir for 30 years. During his time there he commissioned and premiered many Australian compositions, including works by Ross Edwards, Clare Maclean, Martin Wesley-Smith, Vincent Plush, and others.
He is now active in the Northern Rivers as a pianist, composer, and conductor. As a pianist he has partnered a series of great singers, including Hartley Newnham, Gaynor Morgan, Gerald English, and Lorina Gore. He has conducted many orchestras in Australia, including the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and orchestras in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Italy. His compositions include a clarinet concerto for David Thomas, a guitar concerto for Adrian Walter, and a cantata for baritone solo, choir, 2 pianos and percussion.
He is currently completing his three opera cycle on the Indian epic, Mahabharata.
