Crouch End Festival Chorus - Monteverdi Vespers

Claudio Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 has grown to rival Handel's Messiah as the most popular choral work from the Baroque period. Its contrasts of grandeur and intimacy are captivating, and Monteverdi's use of space - distanced echo singing and the placement of singers - evokes an arresting sense of drama and wonder. Under David Temple, Crouch End Festival Chorus delivers all the exuberance, beauty, rhythmic invention and true kaleidoscope of colours and styles that run through this collection of pieces.

Opening the concert will be a performance of Chiara Margarita Cozzolani's rarely heard Deus in adiutorium - the very same words that begin Monteverdi's Vespers.

Join our six fabulous soloists, Crouch End Festival Chorus, the amazing English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble, all conducted by David Temple for a memorable concert in the wonderful surroundings of Alexandra Palace Theatre.

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Artists: Amelia Berridge soprano, Jessica Cale soprano, Nicholas Mulroy tenor, Daniel Norman tenor, Andrew Ashwin baritone, Dominic Sedgwick bass, Crouch End Festival Chorus, The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble, David Temple conductor