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On Saturday, August 16, St. Ita's church hosted a special concert by the critically-acclaimed vocal ensemble His Majesty's Men. The ensemble of five men performed “A Choral Meditation”, a one-hour program of music by Dufay, Byrd, Victoria, Palestrina, Nowakowski, Adams, Moore, McCoy, and an anonymous piece from 13th century Ireland sung in ancient Gaelige. We were happy to host His Majesty's Men and hope this was the first of many concerts to come!  ABOUT THE ENSEMBLE: Brought together in 2016 by countertenor Richard Childress, His Majesty's Men come from Great Britain, Chicago, New York and Washington D.C. where they all have busy professional music careers. They sing countertenor, tenor and bass, a voicing which enables them to come close to the original sound and performing pitch of much early vocal music. At the same time, they are strongly committed to the best modern music and have commissioned works from four American composers. The Men have received enthusiastic acclaim from critics at the Chicago Tribune and from Chicago Classical Review. They have been featured the last two summers on Chicago's WFMT and were named by them as “an ensemble to watch out for.” They performed in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2023 (William Byrd Festival) and again in 2025 as part of the “Palestrina 500 Jubilee” at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church. Their videos can be watched on their YouTube channel “His Majesty's Men”. *Photos courtesy of parish volunteer Luana Lienhart, OFS.
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