Sine Nomine

Renaissance Choir

UPCOMING EVENTS

Monuments of Early Music
featuring Thomas Tallis’s 40-part motet Spem in alium

Sunday, March 24, 2013, 3:00 p.m.
Trinity Parish Church
609 Eighth Avenue (& James), Seattle, WA 98104
Free will donation

Pérotin: Viderunt omnes
Palestrina: Salve regina
Cornysh: Salve regina
-intermission-
Tallis: Spem in alium
Gesualdo: O vos omnes
G. Gabrieli: In ecclesiis

Spem in alium is presented in collaboration with Cascadian Chorale.
In ecclesiis is presented in collaboration with C’nardally Waytes, cornetto and sackbut ensemble.

Additional appearances with Cascadian Chorale
Sine Nomine will also join forces with Cascadian Chorale to present Thomas Tallis’s Spem in alium on March 16 & 17. More information is available from Cascadian Chorale.

ABOUT SINE NOMINE

Sine Nomine is a Community Collegium program under the direction of the Early Music Guild. Founded in 2008 by conductor Gary D. Cannon and manager Pamela Silimperi, Sine Nomine is a mixed-voice chamber choir specializing in the fine performance of early music, including sacred and secular works from all regions. The ensemble’s repertoire ranges from the late Medieval to the Baroque. Most of the participants in Sine Nomine also sing in other choruses, ranging from church choirs to semi-professional ensembles. For more information about Sine Nomine, to be placed on the mailing list, or to request an audition, please contact SineNomineSeattle@gmail.com.

ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR

Gary D. Cannon is one of the Northwest’s most dynamic choral personalities, active as a conductor, singer, composer, and musicologist. In 2008, the Early Music Guild invited him to found and direct Sine Nomine. Also in 2008 he became Artistic Director of the Vashon Island Chorale and Cascadian Chorale, a chamber choir based in Bellevue. He has been Principal Conductor of Vashon Opera (2009–11) and Chorusmaster of the Northwest Mahler Festival (2001–10). Equally comfortable with amateur and professional ensembles, Cannon has conducted Anna’s Bay Chamber Choir, Choral Arts, Earth Day Singers, Kirkland Choral Society, and several ensembles at the University of Washington. As a tenor soloist, he has appeared with Pacific Northwest Ballet, Seattle Philharmonic, and the Auburn, Eastside, Rainier, and Sammamish symphony orchestras. He also sings regularly with The Tudor Choir. Cannon holds degrees from the University of California at Davis and the University of Washington.

PAST CONCERTS

—November 2012: “Bach Magnificat and Motets”
including J.S. Bach’s Magnificat and two motets: Komm, Jesu, komm and Der Geist hilft in collaboration with New Baroque Orchestra

—March 2012: “Homage”
featuring works by Binchois, Ockeghem, Josquin, Obrecht, de Monte, Byrd, and others

—November 2012: “Victoria and Guerrero”
including Victoria’s complete Officium defunctorum and motets by Guerrero

—April 2011: “David and Absalom”
featuring works by Victoria, Josquin, Schütz, Gombert, Weelkes, and others, including local composers Abraham Kaplan and Roupen Shakarian

—November 2010: “L’homme armé: The Armed Man”
featuring Mass movements by Ockeghem, Busnois, Josquin, Palestrina, and Carissimi; Janequin’s La Guerre; and war-themed works by Monteverdi, Dufay, and others

—February 2010: “Purcell and Handel: Music for Baroque Orchestra and Chorus”
featuring Purcell’s Come, ye sons of Art and Handel’s Dixit Dominus in collaboration with New Baroque Orchestra

—November 2009: “The Two O’s: Ockeghem and Obrecht”
including Salve regina settings and other works by both composers

—May 2009: “Master Josquin”
featuring sacred and secular music by Josquin des Prez and his contemporaries

—November 2008: “Long Live Fair Oriana!: Sacred and Secular Music from England, circa 1600”
featuring Byrd’s Mass for Four Voices, plus madrigals and motets by his contemporaries

Sine Nomine performs from scores provided by Patrick Rice of PDR Editions.

AUDIENCE REVIEWS

“The respective sections of the choir showed sensitivity and fine balance throughout. Guerrero & Victoria were present for everyone to experience; the performers were their perfect servants.” – H.R.

“Thank you for the Guerrero! It all was delicious, especially the ‘Duo seraphim.’” – J.C.

“The performance again showed [conductor Gary Cannon's] attention to detail and his sense of both choral and historical styles. The group has become a reliable interpreter of early choral music.” – P.S.

AUDITIONS

Admission to Sine Nomine is by audition. The next audition will take place near the end of summer, 2013. Please direct questions regarding auditions to SineNomineSeattle@gmail.com.

Prospective members should note that rehearsals are generally held in downtown Seattle on Sundays, 4:00-6:30 p.m. Singers are accepted into Sine Nomine for two-year terms: after two years, singers are required to audition again. Singers are expected to pay dues on a per-project basis, though scholarship funds are also available.

QUESTIONS

Please direct questions to SineNomineSeattle@gmail.com.

Thank you for your interest in Sine Nomine!