Celebrating 500 Years of Palestrina

Join Ensemble Gombert for a luminous celebration of one of the greatest masters of Renaissance polyphony, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, on the 500th anniversary of his birth. In the resplendent setting of Our Lady of Victories Basilica, the choir will present a program dedicated to the radiant clarity and spiritual depth that made Palestrina’s music the very model of sacred choral art.

Highlights include Tu es Petrus, Assumpta est Maria, and the glorious Missa Benedicta es, alongside motets that showcase Palestrina’s gift for weaving intricate counterpoint into works of transcendent beauty. With its renowned purity of tone and historically informed interpretation, Ensemble Gombert brings this timeless repertoire to life with the passion and precision that has defined its sound for more than three decades.

“Melbourne’s finest choral force” – Clive O’Connell, The Music