To mark Palestrina’s half-millennium, Edward Breen chats with members of Stile Antico, an ensemble championing his works which itself is celebrating its 20th anniversary Palestrina was a carpet seller ...

The consummate vocal ensemble beautifully highlighted symbolic connections between the 16th-century Italian composer and soon-to-be 90 Arvo Pärt This year marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of ...

Beginning as a boy chorister in Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, Palestrina’s first job was as organist at the Cathedral in Palestrina. In 1551 he was back in Rome as maestro di cappella of the Julian ...

Image above: A page from a book of music by Renaissance composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, part of the Burns Library collection. A trio of events hosted by the Boston College Music Department ...

The Holy Father offered his praise to polyphonic music while welcoming participants at the June 18 event commemorating the 500th anniversary of the birth of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, a ...

Donald Macleod investigates the life of a Renaissance genius, Giovanni da Palestrina Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594) was one of the most influential composers in European classical ...

Peter Phillips celebrates the wonder of Renaissance choral music by exploring the lives and works of two very contrasting composers, Giovanni da Palestrina and Carlo Gesualdo. Show more Peter Phillips ...

The Laudate Pueri Choir had introduced the composer's choral music to the Maltese islands The Laudate Pueri Choir of St George’s basilica is launching its 50th anniversary celebrations by paying ...