Classical Music Now

The Social Network for Classical Music Fans

Magnificat
  • San Francisco, CA
  • United States
Share 

Magnificat's Friends

Magnificat Blog

Loading feed

 

Magnificat's Page

Gifts Received

Gift

Magnificat has not received any gifts yet

Give Magnificat a Gift

Magnificat's Blog

Magnificat

Magnificat Releases Cozzolani's Christmas Dialogue "Gloria in altissimis"

Click Here to Listen and Download

The Cozzolani Project's first new release is the Christmas Dialogue Gloria in altissimis, one of the Cozzolani’s most immediately appealing works, in which she vividly captures the brilliance and wonder of the Christmas narrative. The anonymous text alludes to Luke 2:10 and 14, and in Cozzolani’s hands it is infused with a gleeful exuberance and a touch of chromatic mystery. The… Continue

Posted on December 17, 2009 at 4:25pm —

Magnificat

Announcing The Cozzolani Project

Recognized during her lifetime as one of the finest composers in Italy, Chiara Margarita Cozzolani spent her entire adult life within the four walls of the musically famous convent of Santa Radegonda in Milan. Contemporary accounts describe the huge crowds that filled the exterior church of the convent to hear the angelic voices of nuns singing Cozzolani's passionate and ecstati… Continue

Posted on December 12, 2009 at 2:00am —

Magnificat

Chiara Margarita Cozzolani in her World

In November 2002, in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of Chiara Margarita Cozzolani's birth, Magnificat hosted a conference on Women and Music in 17th Century Italy at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. In additions to two performances by Magnificat, four scholars presented papers on aspects of the role of women in musical life in Italy during the period. Robert Kendrick, whose researchContinue

Posted on November 9, 2009 at 1:20pm —

Magnificat

Performing Sacred Music in Liturgical Context

As Magnificat turns our attention to December's performances of the mass setting by Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, I decided it would be a good time to repost and expand this article that I wrote two years ago after our performance of… Continue

Posted on October 27, 2009 at 3:19pm —

Latest Activity

December 15
In the late Spring of 1608, a tragedy brought together the worlds of comedy and opera in Mantua for a magical performance.
September 29
Magnificat updated their profile
September 15
Magnificat updated their profile photo
September 15
September 9
Magnificat added 3 events
September 8
Hi All, I'm very pleased to have found this ning. I am a conductor and a baroque cellist and serve as Artistic Director for Magnificat, an ensemble of voices and instruments that focuses on music of the 17th century. You can read all about us at Ma…
September 8
Magnificat is now a member of Classical Music Now
September 8

Comment Wall (1 comment)

You need to be a member of Classical Music Now to add comments!

Join this Ning Network

At 5:59pm on December 15, 2009, lucy said…
lucydavid1@hotmail.fr
Hello dear
My Name is Lucy i went to your profile today at classicalmusicnow.ning.com and i love it i think we can from there click through my email address thus;(lucydavid1@hotmail.fr)
i am waiting for your lovely reply soonest because i need your communication so we can share blessing and understanding life which some have never test and understand so try to send an email to me so i can give you my picture so you can see who i am and i will tell you all of my detail ok
i am looking for your reply soon
i am the one want to be your Friend
have a wonderful day
yours
Lucy
i am waiting for your lovely reply through my email address (lucydavid1@hotmail.fr)
so that i will from there send you my picture so that you will see how i look like ok try to get me back because there is many love in sheering have a wonderful sweet dream and lovely day kisssss
 
 

Badge

Loading…
 

© 2009   Created by Jeff Harrington on Ning.   Create a Ning Network!

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Privacy  |  Terms of Service