Bruegel Consort: Behold our Affliction! Sacred Lamentations in Renaissance England

Hear the Brecon Choir Festival debut of the Bruegel Consort, recipients of the 2024-26 Stile Antico Ensemble Development Award, in the 800 year-old Christ College chapel.
The ensemble presents a century-spanning programme of passionate musical expressions of sacred lamentation and consolation by significant composers of Renaissance England.
Centered on Robert White's (c.1538-1574) beloved Lamentations a5, the programme includes a selection of William Byrds (c.1540-1623) Cantiones Sacrae and Richard Davys (c.1465-1538) stunning yet little-known setting of the Stabat mater dolorosa.