UConn Collegium:
Soul of Rome – Palestrina at 500
Born five hundred years ago this year, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina composed music that has been studied and emulated by composers and theorists for over four hundred years due the remarkably consistent quality of its counterpoint. Yet Palestrina’s music is not rigid in its consistency and is always expressive. A persistent but unlikely story relates that a performance of his most famous work, the Missa Papae Marcelli, convinced the Council of Trent not to ban polyphony from the Catholic liturgy. Despite this legendary status, even classically trained musicians know few works by him beyond what they hear in surveys of music history. Our concert explores Palestrina’s compositional methods, reputation, and style to reveal why for many his music continues to exemplify the soul of Rome.
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MAKE A NIGHT OF IT
Enjoy dinner in Downtown Storrs before the performance! Over twenty restaurants are within an easy walk of the Nash-Zimmer Transportation Center (where you can catch the free Gameday Shuttle), and they’re serving up everything from boba to burgers, pizza to pita! See what’s cooking here.
Pictured: Kathmandu Kitchen & Bar
PARKING is available in the Downtown Storrs Parking Garage, which is FREE for your FIRST 2 HOURS. The garage is located at 33 Royce Circle, about an 8-minute walk from von der Mehden Recital Hall.