Mozart – Vesperae Solennes de Dominica

Hi all,

 

This is from a live performance last November at the University of North Texas:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMmRHh6O8yY

 

This is the much less known Vespers setting by Mozart, but equally beautiful and expressive! The famous Laudate Dominum in the Confessore setting is probably what leads to its greater popularity–here the Laudate is a virtuoso movement for soprano solo (no chorus), here sung by Julianna Emanski, a DMA student in voice at UNT. All soloists are members of the Collegium Singers.

 

Please consider programming it! Quite wonderful!

 

The Collegium Singers and UNT Baroque Orchestra (director, Paul Leenhouts)

Richard Sparks, conductor