As part of the Ministry of Culture’s Promotion Plan, the National Museum of Abruzzo will also be open to the public in the evening on December 30th from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm, offering the opportunity to take a fascinating journey through Renaissance and Baroque music. This concert, presented by the Alfredo Casella Conservatory of Music in L’Aquila, features a consort of recorders and violas da gamba, with soprano Claudia di Carlo and harpsichordist Jolanda Masciovecchio.
The programme bears witness to the lively musical practice of the time, offering a rich mosaic of instrumental works by D. Ortiz, J.B. de Boismortier, G. Mainerio, together with collections of Renaissance dances and Baroque vocal arias on Christmas themes by F. Cavalli, F. Soto de Langa, C. Monteverdi and G. Kapsberger.
The ensembles include Professors Maria De Martini (recorder) and Giovanna Barbati (viola da gamba), both Conservatory faculty members affiliated with the Department of Early Music, a center of excellence for the study, research, and dissemination of Renaissance and Baroque repertoire. Thanks to a teaching approach that combines philological rigor, historically informed performance practice, and interpretive vitality, the Department offers students a comprehensive and stimulating education.
The Department’s diverse instrumental and vocal expertise—in addition to the aforementioned professors, it includes Sonia Tedla, Renaissance and Baroque singing; Marco Pesci, lute; and Andrea Coen, harpsichord—enables intensive group work, fostering the emergence of early music consorts and ensembles that are the focus of numerous concert programs promoted by the Department.
The hour-long concert will be held on December 30th at MuNDA’s charming historic venue, the Castello, in the heart of L’Aquila’s historic center. This will allow the audience to enjoy a musical experience in a setting of great artistic and cultural value, complemented by a visit to the exhibition on the Museum’s first floor.
Program
Laudate Dominum Concert, MuNDA, December 30, 2025
Claudia di Carlo soprano, Jolanda Masciovecchio harpsichord
Ensemble of the Early Music Department of the Casella Conservatory, L’Aquila
Anonimo
‘The Angel Gabriel’, carola inglese
Pavana in passo e mezzo e saltarello (1520)
‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen’, carola inglese
‘The Song of The Angels’, carola inglese per consort di flauti e b.c.
Josquin des Prez (ca. 1440-1521)
Mille regretz, per consort di flauti e b.c.
Anonimo
Pavana La Fasane (1520), per consort di flauti e b.c.
Pierre Certon (–1572)
Je ne l’ose dire (1572), per consort di flauti e b.c.
Girolamo Kapsberger (1580-1651)
‘Dormi figlio’, per soprano, consort di viole e b.c.
Orazio Giaccio (ca.1590-ca.1660)
Pastorale sulla Ciaccona, per soprano e b.c.
Francesco Cavalli (1602-1676)
‘Cantate Domino’ per soprano e b.c.
J. B. de Boismortier (1689-1755)
dalla Sonata op. 10 n. 5 Gayement, Légeremènt Serena Seghettini, Alberto Lattanzi viole da gamba
Diego Ortiz (ca.1510-1570)
Recercada n. 1 e n. 2 (1553), per viola da gamba, consort di viole e b.c.
Giorgio Mainerio (ca.1535-1582)
Putta nera ballo furlano
Schiarazula Marazula, per consort di viole
Anonimo
‘The lord at first hard Adam Made’, carola inglese per consort di flauti e b.c.
Juanito Vásqu
‘Con que la lavaré?’, per consort di flauti e b.c.
Estienne du Tertre (metà 1500)
Branle de la guerre, Branle simple I e II, per consort di flauti e b.c.
Tielman Susato (c1500-1561)
Bergerette ‘Dont vieni celà’, per consort di flauti e b.c.
Anonimo
‘Deck The Hall’, carola inglese per consort di flauti e b.c.
Claudio Monteverdi
‘Laudate Dominum’, per soprano e b.c.
Anonimo
Ninna nanna a Gesù bambino, per soprano, consort di viole e b.c.
Francisco Soto De Langa (1534-1619)
‘All’apparir del sempiterno sole’, per soprano, consort di flauti e viole e b.c.
Claudia Di Carlo soprano, Jolanda Masciovecchio harpsichord
Recorders: Diego Carnevale, Simone de Paolis, Antonio Lattanzi, Valeria Befani, Maria De Martini
Violas: Serena Seghettini, Alberto Lattanzi, Andrea Catia Mattozza, Giovanna Barbati
