Sacred and secular, polite and bawdy, the works of composer Johannes Ockeghem changed the course of European music forever, helping to cement the Franco-Flemish school of composition that survived well into the seveneenth century. To celebrate Ockeghem’s six hundredth birthday (give or take—no one actually knows when he was born!), New York’s own Clarion Choir and Orchestra took to the galleries at The Met Cloisters with a five-hour marathon of the forefather’s music.
Enjoy Ockeghem’s “Missa prolationum,” each of whose sections explore a different type of Renaissance canon—listen carefully for the imitative melodies!
Recorded on Thursday, June 13, 2024 in the Fuentidueña Chapel at The Met Cloisters.
This performance was made possible by Kathryn O. Greenberg.
