Alessandro Scarlatti – Music for the Feast of Saint Cecilia

Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Orchestra Ghislieri
conductor Giulio Prandi

Alessandro Scarlatti – Music for the Feast of Saint Cecilia
Commemorating the 300th anniversary of the composer’s death

From the Vespers for Saint Cecilia

Antiphon “Cantantibus organis”
Nisi Dominus
Antiphon “Valerianus in cubiculo”
Lauda Jerusalem
Magnificat

Mass for Saint Cecilia

On the 300th anniversary of Alessandro Scarlatti’s death, the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia pays tribute to the master of Neapolitan Baroque with a program devoted entirely to his sacred music, coinciding with the feast of Saint Cecilia. Scarlatti’s contrapuntal rigor intertwines with an emotionally charged writing style, creating a true “theatre of spirituality.” The performance features the Chorus of the Accademia and the Ghislieri Orchestra conducted by Giulio Prandi, an ensemble renowned for its expertise in 18th-century sacred repertoire. A dual celebration bringing to light rarely heard works.