Description

Under the direction of Peter Schubert, the vocal ensemble VivaVoce returns with a new recording of renaissance motets based on texts from the gospels. The pieces on this recording were composed between 1500 and 1564 by the “lost generation” of composers — Willaert, Jachet, Manchicourt and Gombert, and depict various events in the life of Jesus, from birth to crucifixion.Founded in 1998 in Montreal by Peter Schubert, VivaVoce is a mixed-voice ensemble of very polished singers. They produce a body of sound that seems larger than their 12 voices, but is always clear and precise in all aspects of the singing. The award-winning VivaVoce is committed to performing classical music from all periods and to developing the art of Canadian choral music by commissioning at least one new work each year.