ABOUTCappella Nova Mundi (CNM) is a specialized choral ensemble based in Dover, New Hampshire (U.S.A.), and draws singers from across the New England region.
The members of Cappella Nova Mundi comprise singers whose training has been diverse, from Voice majors, Music Education majors, Performance majors, and even scholars from primary disciplines other than Music. These singers are now working in the region as teachers and business people, or in the pursuit of further academic qualifications. All of the members, however, have in common a love of music-making in that most specialized of choral settings: the Chamber Choir. Cappella Nova Mundi is particularly focused on the music of the Renaissance as well as modern works for Chamber Choir, although CNM's programs have included works from virtually all periods of music history. The group's first CD far beyond the stars was released in 2017 and features the Missa de Sancta Cruce of Renaissance master Pierre de la Rue, as well as music by Victoria, Praetorius, Mendelssohn, Rheinberger and Parry. This Mass was the centerpiece of an all la Rue program CNM presented at Boston Conservatory in June 2017, as part of the Boston Early Music Festival. Cappella Nova Mundi is directed by William Kempster, who is also the director of the Canadian chamber choir Ensemble de la Rue. See Concerts to attend a live performance. |
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NEWS
Most Recent Performance:
Pierre de la Rue:
the Quincentenntial
Celebrating the 500th anniversary
of the death of the composer Pierre de la Rue
Sunday, September 16th, 2018
Dover City Hall in Dover, NH
Pierre de la Rue:
the Quincentenntial
Celebrating the 500th anniversary
of the death of the composer Pierre de la Rue
Sunday, September 16th, 2018
Dover City Hall in Dover, NH
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Recent Performance: Clare Maclean - Christ the King Sunday, September 16th, 2018 Dover City Hall Dover, NH |
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CD Release: far beyond the stars
Our first CD is available for sale! Physical copies are always available at our concerts, and you can visit the following link to purchase as a download:
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Pierre de la Rue (c.1452 – 1518) – Missa de Sancta Cruce
1 Kyrie 2 Gloria Pierre de la Rue 3 Absalon, fili mi Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848 – 1918) 4 My Soul, There is a Country Pierre de la Rue – Missa de Sancta Cruce 5 Credo Josef Rheinberger (1839 – 1901) 6 Abendlied Tomás Luis de Victoria (c.1548 – 1611) 7 O Magnum Mysterium Pierre de la Rue – Missa de Sancta Cruce 8 Sanctus Michael Praetorius (1571 – 1621) 9 Es is ein Ros' entsprungen Pierre de la Rue – Missa de Sancta Cruce 10 Agnus Dei Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847) 11 Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener Op. 69/1 CNM's first CD - far beyond the stars - features Pierre de la Rue's Mass for 5 voices, the Missa Sancta Cruce, as well as other shorter Romantic choral works by Parry, Rheinberger and Mendelssohn. Also on the CD is a recording of the famous motetAbsalon, fili mi, whose authorship is still contested. This motet and the Mass, however, both feature a very distinctive extended section which is very similar in both works, adding to the fascination of the possible attribution of the motet to Pierre de la Rue. |
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July 2015 CNM had a very successful tour in Europe this summer, participating in the European Choir Games and Grand Prix of Nations held in Magdeburg, Germany. Here is the video of our performance of Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen by Michael Praetorious. |
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