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Viscera, the Incarnate Polyphony (Early Music for Lent)

  • March 20, 2026 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM

  • Good Shepherd Chapel

    1530 Concordia
    Irvine, California 92612
Ticket Price $25.00-$35.00 Buy Tickets
Description


Joined by Oktavist Alexander Mayang, the professional chamber consort Vox Obscura explores the origins of sacred music from ancient Eastern Orthodox hymns and chants to complex western polyphony - all within a meditative, Lenten framework. This programmatic concert examines the physical relationship between man and creator within the living, breathing landscape of early music. Seating is limited - please reserve tickets in advance for this intimate, candlelit performance in Concordia's beautiful Good Shepherd Chapel. Viscera will also serve as the foundation for Vox Obscura's debut album.


Viscera = internal guts 
Incarnate = divine made flesh
Polyphony = intricate interplay of voices

Works by Pérotin, Machaut, Josquin, and Vox Obscura composers with ancient and medieval orthodox music from Hebrew, Greek, Arabac, and Syriac traditions.  
Performed by chamber choir, cantors, lute, harp, strings, and a featured oktavist

 Location:  Good Shepherd Chapel, on the campus of Concordia University Irvine 
 Tickets: $25 general admission / $35 premium seating
Time: 7:00pm Concert (6:30pm lecture on medieval chant and polyphony) 


'Vox Obscura' unites skilled musicians in Southern California to perform cultivated concerts inspired by timeless sacred, folk, and art repertoire from a wide variety of early music traditions.  Their music programs are carefully curated to restore the exotic, diverse sounds of early music for a modern audience. Learn more at Voxobscura.org

Date & Time

Fri, Mar 20, 2026 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM

Venue Details

Good Shepherd Chapel

1530 Concordia
Irvine, California 92612 Good Shepherd Chapel
Concordia University Irvine

Mission Statement

Concordia University Irvine, a comprehensive Lutheran Christian university guided by Christ's Great Commission, develops wise, honorable, and cultivated citizens to serve society and the church.

About Concordia
 

Concordia University Irvine, part of the Concordia University System, is a private, nonprofit Christian university that is proud to be one of the founding institutions of higher education in Irvine, California. For nearly 50 years, we have prepared students to be wise, honorable, and cultivated citizens through a distinctive Lutheran education.

Today, we educate nearly 5,000 students on campus and online, and our alumni network has grown to over 25,000 worldwide. Ranked nationally among the “Top Performers on Social Mobility” universities by U.S. News & World Report. Once you become a Golden Eagle, you’ll be part of a close, caring community that’s committed to helping you grow personally, professionally, and spiritually.

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