The remainder of this series has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
16 Sundays at 2:30 pm, September 2022–June 2023
Conductor Harold Rosenbaum has chosen scores of his favorite choral works from the Renaissance to explore over the course of 16 sessions. At each event he will not only lead singalongs, but will also offer his interpretive ideas by rehearsing selected works, leading to a sound and satisfying experience for all. Players of Renaissance instruments are welcome as well.
The Details
The remainder of this series has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
When: 16 Sunday afternoons starting September 11, 2022 and finishing June 11, 2023
Where: Trinity Lutheran Church of Manhattan, 164 West 100th Street (at Amsterdam Avenue), Manhattan
Tickets: $10 (plus $2 processing fee) per event (2:30 pm–4 pm)
Music must be printed/downloaded in advance. Download PDFs for free here.
Non-performing audience attendees also welcome
Performance information:
All performances will be at pitch 440.
Instruments:
– Bowed or plucked strings
– Early winds and early brass (will be spaced from other musicians at the front of the church)
– Instrumentalists must bring their own music stand.
Email us with any questions
Covid-19 Protocols:
Masks are not required for this event Click here for our full Covid Protocols.
Disclaimer: An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 and other viruses or bacteria that cause sickness exists in any public space where people are present. We cannot guarantee that you will not be exposed to such pathogens during your attendance at our event.
By attending our events in person, you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to infectious disease and hereby waive all potential claims relating to such risks.
Celebrating the 500th anniversary of Josquin des Prez's death with a series of participatory events.
September 7, 2021–December 14, 2021
Conductor Harold Rosenbaum cordially invites you to commemorate the legacy of Josquin des Prez by participating in the complete catalog of his works*.
Full details about the repertoire
Read more about why we care
The Franco-Flemish composer Josquin des Prez stands as a towering figure within Western music. His contemporaries considered him the greatest composer of his time. He composed instrumental and vocal, sacred and secular, Latin and vernacular works. Martin Luther himself called Josquin “the master of notes.” He was born in France but worked in the courts of Milan, Ferrara, and even the Vatican. He was the first composer to have a book of printed music dedicated to a single composer. Josquin also may very well have been the first “textbook” composer; fourteen music treatises during the 1500s included examples of his music, some even complete works, all of which serve as exemplars of compositional techniques and methods. His reputation? Internationally renown in his lifetime and posthumously. His works? Revered, emulated, and studied.
In commemoration of the 500th anniversary of Josquin’s death, Dr. Harold Rosenbaum has chosen to bring the complete choral output of the composer to you, but not in the way you might think. Instead of attending a series of concerts, you participate in the music making by singing and playing. You make this monumental project possible in the immaculate acoustic space of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church.
The Details
When: 14 Tuesday evenings starting September 7 and finishing December 14, 2021
Where: Trinity Lutheran Church of Manhattan, 164 West 100th Street (at Amsterdam Avenue), Manhattan
Tickets: $10 per evening (7 pm–8:30 pm)
Music to pick up at the door: $8; Download PDFs for free here.
If you are unable to download your own music, you must purchase a copy in advance.
Purchase with your ticket on this page
Non-performing audience attendees also welcome
Covid-19 Protocols:
Proof of vaccination and a mask will be required for entry. Click here for our full Covid Protocols.
Disclaimer: An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 and other viruses or bacteria that cause sickness exists in any public space where people are present. We cannot guarantee that you will not be exposed to such pathogens during your attendance at our event.
By attending our events in person, you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to infectious disease and hereby waive all potential claims relating to such risks.
Performance information:
All performances will be at pitch 440.
Instruments:
– Bowed or plucked strings
– Early winds and early brass (will be spaced from other musicians at the front of the church)
– Instrumentalists must bring their own music stand.
Email us with any questions
Many thanks to the following for their assistance with this project:
Alexander Blachly – scores/editions
William Kempster – scores
Pastor Heidi Neumark – location
Vincent Rone – program description and notes
Sig Rosen – scores
Richard Sherr – advisor
* The difficulties in compiling a works list for Josquin cannot be overstated. Because of his immense prestige in the early sixteenth century, many scribes and publishers did not resist the temptation of attributing anonymous or otherwise spurious works to Josquin. (Source)
"The authenticity of many of the works over the centuries has been disputed on stylistic grounds or because of problems with sources, or both. After consulting with leading Josquin experts, I have decided that every work presented in our Josquin 2021 project is either by the master himself, or is virtually certain to be his." — Harold Rosenbaum
Josquin 2021 Sing-in/Play-in Dates
14 Tuesdays: September 7–December 14, 2021
Each sing-in/play-in features one mass and one or more motets and chansons
Location: Trinity Lutheran Church of Manhattan, 164 West 100th Street (at Amsterdam Avenue), Manhattan
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Josquin 2021 Repertoire
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September 7: Sing-In/Play-In #1
El Grillo
September 14: Sing-In/Play-In #2
Adieu mes amours
September 21: Sing-In/Play-In #3
Basiez moy
Magnus es tu Domine – Tu pauperum refugium
Missa Fortuna Desperata
Kyrie
Gloria
Credo
Sanctus
Agnus Dei
September 28: Sing-In/Play-In #4
Scaramella
Missa Malheur me bat
Kyrie
Gloria
Credo
Sanctus
Agnus Dei
October 5: Sing-In/Play-In #5
Mille regretz
October 12: Sing-In/Play-In #6
Ma bouche rit
Missa L'homme armé sexti toni
Kyrie
Gloria
Credo
Santus
Agnus Dei
October 19: Sing-In/Play-In #7
Plus nulz regretz a 4
Liber generationis Jesu Christi
Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales
November 2: Sing-In/Play-In #9
Allégez moy
November 9: Sing-In/Play-In #10
In te Domine speravi
November 16: Sing-In/Play-In #11
Fama malum
November 23: Sing-In/Play-In #12
Cueurs desolez par toute nation
November 30: Sing-In/Play-In #13
Dulces exuviae
Missa D'ung aultre amer
Kyrie
Gloria
Credo
Sanctus
Agnus Dei
December 7: Sing-In/Play-In #14
Domine, non secundum peccata nostra
December 14: Sing-In/Play-In #8 (rescheduled from October 26)
Qui habitat (24 voice canon)
Tickets
Single tickets (scroll down) ~ $10 each
Music to pick up at the door ~ $8 Purchase with your ticket
Download PDFs for free below.
If you are unable to download your own music, you must purchase a copy in advance.
Non-performing audience attendees also welcome
Please note: Proof vaccination and the wearing of a mask will be required at these events. Click here for our full Covid Protocols.
Performance information:
All performances will be at pitch 440.
Instruments:
– Bowed or plucked strings
– Early winds and early brass
Email us with any questions
Josquin des Prez – Why We Care
Back to main Josquin 2021 page
From conductor and instigator, Harold Rosenbaum
What Josquin Des Prez’s music means to me:
When I entered Queens College as a freshman in 1967, I knew virtually no classical music. In graduate school I studied conducting with Paul Maynard, who had for many years been the keyboard artist with The New York Pro Musica, a vocal and instrumental ensemble that specialized in medieval and Renaissance music. I also sang in college and beyond with Paul’s Vocal Ensemble, where I learned the music of many Renaissance composers, especially that of Josquin des Prez. Upon completion of my M.A. degree, I had a love of hundreds of composers, but was most deeply drawn and attached to Josquin and Bach.
I formed my Canticum Novum Singers then, with the intent of performing only Renaissance music for a few years. My veneration of Josquin would now be linked with my aspiration to interpret his music as I heard it and wished it to be heard by others, and I was in heaven. Over the decades, I had the opportunity to conduct dozens of his works with multiple ensembles.
It is difficult to put into words what hearing and conducting his music does to me, and for me. As with Bach, I am immediately transported into a realm beyond human comprehension, where technical brilliance is perceived, perfection is witnessed and profound spirituality encases it all. Their music is unlike any other for me. Yes, the music of Palestrina, Senfl, Dowland, Monteverdi, Purcell, etc. grips, stuns, and transports me. However, Josquin and Bach immediately paralyze me; I am frozen in a world of saintly beauty from which I yearn not to be released.
Josquin des Prez is the greatest composer before Bach.
More information and inspiration about Josquin
Read Zachary Woolfe's article in The New York Times about Josquin: The Renaissance’s Most Influential Composer, 500 Years Later