Before his 1534 Break with Rome, and the 1536-9 dissolution and plundering of monasteries, Henry VIII employed the great Robert Fayrfax, whose florid festal Christmas Mass "Tecum principium" miraculously survived the violence in four manuscript copies. Concerts featured this masterpiece, along with seasonal Sarum Chant, "Puer natus est nobis" by William Byrd, and "Quid petis O fili" by Richard Pygott.
Three concerts directed by Claude Lévy:
Concert flier (PDF)
Saturday November 30, 2019, 4 pm
St. Frances Cabrini Shrine
701 Ft. Washington Avenue, Manhattan
Program
Photo by Sharon Moir
Monday December 2, 2019, 7 pm,
The Tank, 312 W. 36th St., Manhattan.
A short concert: just the Mass.
Website Program
Saturday December 14, 2019, 5 pm
Hudson View Gardens Lounge
See directions below.
Reception follows!
Program
Directions to HVG Lounge:
The Hudson View Gardens Lounge is at 128B Pinehurst Avenue, one block west of Fort Washington Avenue at West 183rd Street. Take the A train to 181st Street. The exit at the north end is currently closed, so exit at the south end, 181st Street, walk north on Ft. Washington Ave, go left one block on 183rd, cross Pinehurst Ave and walk down the private drive to the Lounge sign on the right. Or, take the M4 bus to 183rd.