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De Profundis @dpchoir.bsky.social · 17h

Rather nice to be featured in The Times cryptic. (2,9)

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De Profundis @dpchoir.bsky.social · 22h

This Sunday is Spain's National Day, something that has resonance for us for some reason or other...

De Profundis @dpchoir.bsky.social · 4d

Now spinning: a much-loved recording by the late Stephen Cleobury and his King's forces. There's a natural fit between this Anglican choir and Byrd's Anglican masterpiece. A beautiful and quietly satisfying album.

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De Profundis @dpchoir.bsky.social · 11d

"Thank you for the chance to work with DP. As well as the sound, what stood out was the professionalism and enthusiasm of the choir. It was a very challenging programme, and the singers rose to everything thrown at them. It was great to have achieved such excellence in performance." (Stephen Rice)

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De Profundis @dpchoir.bsky.social · 14d

Concert day at Little St Mary’s.
See you later?

De Profundis @dpchoir.bsky.social · 14d

Here's the end of Clemens non Papa's setting of O magnum mysterium. It'll be a joyful end to our concert tomorrow - a varied programme of Flemish music for the Feast of the Nativity. Do come!
Sat 27th, 7:30pm, Little St Mary's. Tix bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas & on the door.

'A Belgian Christmas' - rehearsal, Sept 2025 - Clemens non Papa: O magnum mysterium

The joyful conclusion of Clemens non Papa's Christmas motet 'O magnum mysterium' with echoing shouts of "Nowell, Nowell!"

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De Profundis @dpchoir.bsky.social · 15d

Mouton's famous Nesciens mater. Something quiet, consoling, and beautiful. A lullaby.
It features in our concert this Saturday in Cambridge - Flemish music for the Feast of the Nativity.
If this sounds attractive then do please join us! Tickets at bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas

'A Belgian Christmas' - rehearsal, Sept 2025 - Mouton: Nesciens mater

A clip from the rehearsal of Mouton's motet 'Nesciens mater', conducted by Stephen Rice, for our Sept 2025 concert 'A Belgian Christmas'.

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De Profundis @dpchoir.bsky.social · 16d

Concert's getting close - just 3 days away!
Can we tempt you? Will we see you there?
Tickets and details from bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas

A Belgian Christmas

Festive music by Clemens non Papa, Gombert, Josquin, Brumel, and de Monte

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De Profundis @dpchoir.bsky.social · 17d

A quick Q&A w Stephen Rice who is directing our concert of Flemish Xmas music on Saturday - a really varied programme from the quietly beautiful (Mouton's Nesciens mater) to the joyful & virtuosic (Brumel's Nato canunt omnia) and everything inbetween!
Tix - bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas

'Belgian Christmas' - September 2025 - interview with conductor Stephen Rice

A quick Q&A with Stephen Rice, director of our autumn 2025 concert 'A Belgian Christmas'. Music by Clemens non Papa, Gombert, Brumel, Josquin, Mouton, and de Monte Concert date: Sat 27th…

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De Profundis @dpchoir.bsky.social · 18d

CONCERT THIS SATURDAY!
Flemish music for the Feast of the Nativity.
A fabulous (& rarely-performed) piece by Josquin, a stunningvirtuoso motet by Brumel, & gorgeousness aplenty from Clemens, Gombert, Mouton, and the gang. All directed by star conductor Stephen Rice!
Tickets from bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas

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De Profundis @dpchoir.bsky.social · 21d

Rehearsing is *hard work*, so having Fitzbillies next door comes in handy.

De Profundis @dpchoir.bsky.social · 21d

Back in the old office to rehearse a programme of gorgeous Flemish music for (whisper it…!) Christmas. Gig next Saturday. Tix from bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas. Go on, give yourself an early present!

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De Profundis @dpchoir.bsky.social · 22d

What, not even a 'Nowell'?

De Profundis @dpchoir.bsky.social · 22d

Morales's motet Circumderunt me (the opening track from our new album) has had very nearly 10,000 streams on Spotify. That's either lots of people who like it, or just possibly one person who really *really* likes it.

Circumdederunt me

Cristobal de Morales, De Profundis, Eamonn Dougan · Morales: Circumdederunt me · Song · 2025

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De Profundis @dpchoir.bsky.social · 25d

(Just under) 2 weeks to go until our highly-unseasonal concert of Flemish music for Xmas & the Festive Season, directed by Stephen Rice. There'll be no carols or community singing, just wall to wall Flemish loveliness from Clemens non Papa, Gombert, Josquin, Mouton, and others.
bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas

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De Profundis @dpchoir.bsky.social · 29d

De Profundis concert approaching!
On Sat 27th we're performing a concert of Renaissance Flemish music for Xmas. (We know it's not Xmas yet, but otherwise we never get to do this stuff!) Music by Clemens, Gombert, Josquin, Brumel, Mouton, and de Monte. Info & tix: bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas
See you there!

A Belgian Christmas

Eventbrite - De Profundis, conducted by Stephen Rice presents A Belgian Christmas - Saturday, September 27, 2025 at Little Saint Mary's Parish Church, Cambridge, Cambridge, England. Find event and…

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De Profundis @dpchoir.bsky.social · Sep 9

Doh! With all the New Album fuss, I quite forgot to post yesterday. A shame because yesterday was the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the feast for which Ribera wrote his great motet Gloriosae virginis Mariae.
Ahh, never mind. Let's hear it anyway!

Bernardino de Ribera, David Skinner, De Profundis - Gloriosae virginis Mariae

Listen to Gloriosae virginis Mariae by Bernardino de Ribera, David Skinner, De Profundis.

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De Profundis @dpchoir.bsky.social · Sep 6

What a great start to the weekend!
Last night we found out that our Requiem disc has entered the UK Specialist Classical Chart at number 5, and today Presto Classical listed the disc as one of their four Presto Team Choices: "a wonderful recording which could well be their best yet."
Woo-hoo!

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De Profundis @dpchoir.bsky.social · Sep 5

Our new album is available to stream or buy from the dedicated Hyperion streaming site.
www.hyperion-streaming.co.uk/release/cda6...
Or, if you prefer...
www.amazon.co.uk/Morales-Requ...
www.prestomusic.com/classical/pr...

Morales: Requiem a 5 & Officium defunctorum | Hyperion Streaming

Cristóbal de Morales’s five-voice Missa pro defunctis is steeped in a grandeur and solemnity which resonate powerfully with the listener, especially in a large-scale account such as that recorded…

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De Profundis @dpchoir.bsky.social · Sep 4

Obviously a new CD is exciting news, but we've also got a concert coming up on Sat 27th - Flemish music for Xmas & the Festive Season, conducted by Stephen Rice at Little St Mary's.
Tickets from bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas.
You can come to the concert, say hello, and pick up a copy of the CD!

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De Profundis @dpchoir.bsky.social · Sep 2

We're Amazon's most popular Requiem!
(File under: Odd Things To Celebrate)

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De Profundis @dpchoir.bsky.social · Sep 1

It was on this day in 1535 that Pope Paul III appointed Morales to the Papal Choir. For the next ten years Morales' work would mostly be singing (and composing) for services conducted by the Pope, usually in the Sistine Chapel. And it was for this space that Morales wrote his Requiem for 5 voices.

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De Profundis @dpchoir.bsky.social · Aug 29

It's Release Day!
Volume 2 of our Morales series is out today.
<Put amusing Morales-related witticism here>
Buying it from Amazon, Presto Classical, or Hyperion Records will help our UK Chart Position. (Yes, really!) We'd be awfully grateful.

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De Profundis @dpchoir.bsky.social · Aug 28

Release Day is tomorrow!
Ordering from Amazon, Presto Classical, or the Hyperion Records website will help our position in the UK Specialist Classical Chart. Thank you!

De Profundis @dpchoir.bsky.social · Aug 27

It's 2 days to go until our Morales Requiem album is released! But, first, we must pay our respects to Josquin Desprez who died on this day in 1521. The greatest hit of Josquin's lifetime was his song Mille regretz and Morales based a fabulous mass on the tune.

Josquin des Prez, De Profundis, Robert Hollingworth, Martha McLorinan, Lynda Sayce - Mille regretz

Listen to Mille regretz by Josquin des Prez, De Profundis, Robert Hollingworth, Martha McLorinan, Lynda Sayce.

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