Beauty of sound and uncanny tonal refinementbelong to the many attributes cultivated byCollegium Vocale Gent ever since its foundationby Philippe Herreweghe in 1970. Their award winningpartnership stands among the mostadmired in the world of early music andbeyond, hallmarked by the sensuous intensityand rhetorical sophistication of their musicmaking.

In this concert they explore theimaginative terrain of Israelis Brünlein, acollection of twenty-six sacred madrigals to OldTestament texts in five or six parts by HermannSchein.

Herreweghe and Collegium VocaleGent’s recent recording of the work was praisedby Gramophone for its ‘concentrated brilliance’.