By College Church Brass Ensemble

Deus in Adjutorium - Monteverdi, arr. J Jordan Claudio Monteverdi, an important figure bridging the Renaissance and Baroque periods, was director of music at St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice at a time when Italy was the center of European musical life. This setting, from a 1610 collection of vespers (used for evening prayers), uses text from Psalms 69 and 70: Make haste, O God, to deliver me; Make haste, O Lord, to help me. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, without end. Amen. Hallelujah!