De Profundis
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De Profundis is a male-voice group that sings Renaissance polyphony, currently engaged in a 12-year project to record Morales's complete masses and Magnificats
Some lovely feedback from a punter:
"The Office for the Dead/Requiem CD arrived this morning and I have been listening to it ever since. It is just exquisite."
Thank you!
"The Office for the Dead/Requiem CD arrived this morning and I have been listening to it ever since. It is just exquisite."
Thank you!
November 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Some lovely feedback from a punter:
"The Office for the Dead/Requiem CD arrived this morning and I have been listening to it ever since. It is just exquisite."
Thank you!
"The Office for the Dead/Requiem CD arrived this morning and I have been listening to it ever since. It is just exquisite."
Thank you!
Stuck for a Christmas present idea for your polyphony-lovin' friend? Look no further! Our online shop has all our recordings available, even the ones that are no longer in the shops.
Problem solved! You're welcome.
www.deprofundis.org.uk/shop/
Problem solved! You're welcome.
www.deprofundis.org.uk/shop/
November 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Stuck for a Christmas present idea for your polyphony-lovin' friend? Look no further! Our online shop has all our recordings available, even the ones that are no longer in the shops.
Problem solved! You're welcome.
www.deprofundis.org.uk/shop/
Problem solved! You're welcome.
www.deprofundis.org.uk/shop/
Exciting times! Just received the first edit of Morales CD4 - Missa Ave Maria, Missa Si bona suscepimus and the Magnificat tertii toni. Now to listen hard and get it perfect.
November 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Exciting times! Just received the first edit of Morales CD4 - Missa Ave Maria, Missa Si bona suscepimus and the Magnificat tertii toni. Now to listen hard and get it perfect.
Otd 1549 Pope Paul III died. Morales dedicated his 2nd Book of Masses to him & boasted the Pope had personally appointed him to the Papal Choir.
In honour of the old guy here's Morales' beautiful funeral motet Circumdederunt me, opening track of our Morales Requiem album.
hyperion.lnk.to/cda68467_01
In honour of the old guy here's Morales' beautiful funeral motet Circumdederunt me, opening track of our Morales Requiem album.
hyperion.lnk.to/cda68467_01
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Otd 1549 Pope Paul III died. Morales dedicated his 2nd Book of Masses to him & boasted the Pope had personally appointed him to the Papal Choir.
In honour of the old guy here's Morales' beautiful funeral motet Circumdederunt me, opening track of our Morales Requiem album.
hyperion.lnk.to/cda68467_01
In honour of the old guy here's Morales' beautiful funeral motet Circumdederunt me, opening track of our Morales Requiem album.
hyperion.lnk.to/cda68467_01
A 5-star review from Musica magazine (Italy). "Choice of the Month"
"A performance of the highest calibre: the choir is a compact, mellow, and homogeneous ensemble. More engaging than Savall's celebrated 1992 album. Dougan's conducting is meditative and mystical. An album I highly recommend."
"A performance of the highest calibre: the choir is a compact, mellow, and homogeneous ensemble. More engaging than Savall's celebrated 1992 album. Dougan's conducting is meditative and mystical. An album I highly recommend."
November 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
A 5-star review from Musica magazine (Italy). "Choice of the Month"
"A performance of the highest calibre: the choir is a compact, mellow, and homogeneous ensemble. More engaging than Savall's celebrated 1992 album. Dougan's conducting is meditative and mystical. An album I highly recommend."
"A performance of the highest calibre: the choir is a compact, mellow, and homogeneous ensemble. More engaging than Savall's celebrated 1992 album. Dougan's conducting is meditative and mystical. An album I highly recommend."
After Halloween, yesterday was the feast of All Saints for which Tomás Luis de Victoria wrote his famous motet O quam gloriosum.
Here's a recording of it by Westminster Cathedral Choir (Hyperion stable-mates) from their award-winning 1985 album. Yay, Spain!
Here's a recording of it by Westminster Cathedral Choir (Hyperion stable-mates) from their award-winning 1985 album. Yay, Spain!
O quam gloriosum
Tomás Luis de Victoria, David Hill, Westminster Cathedral Choir · Victoria Masses: Ave maris stella & O quam gloriosum · Song · 1986
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November 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
After Halloween, yesterday was the feast of All Saints for which Tomás Luis de Victoria wrote his famous motet O quam gloriosum.
Here's a recording of it by Westminster Cathedral Choir (Hyperion stable-mates) from their award-winning 1985 album. Yay, Spain!
Here's a recording of it by Westminster Cathedral Choir (Hyperion stable-mates) from their award-winning 1985 album. Yay, Spain!
#Nowspinning. An album that changed my life and led to the formation of De Profundis. This was Palestrina recorded in the *Sistine Chapel* and in its liturgical context by a historically-informed choir, part of the amazing Octave of the Nativity series on BBC R3. Ear-opening and mind-exanding!
October 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
#Nowspinning. An album that changed my life and led to the formation of De Profundis. This was Palestrina recorded in the *Sistine Chapel* and in its liturgical context by a historically-informed choir, part of the amazing Octave of the Nativity series on BBC R3. Ear-opening and mind-exanding!
Next week our very good friends at I Fagiolini will be recording Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers. Frankly, this is likely to be *the* Vespers recording of this generation.
They've got a crowd-funding page going, and they're getting close to their target.
Can you help?
fundrazr.com/IFagioliniMo...
They've got a crowd-funding page going, and they're getting close to their target.
Can you help?
fundrazr.com/IFagioliniMo...
I Fagiolini Monteverdi 1610 Vespers
For I Fagiolini's 40th anniversary in 2026, we’re going to record Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers. This is a journey that has taken me 50 years, and now, after a lot of performances, I think I may finally…
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October 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Next week our very good friends at I Fagiolini will be recording Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers. Frankly, this is likely to be *the* Vespers recording of this generation.
They've got a crowd-funding page going, and they're getting close to their target.
Can you help?
fundrazr.com/IFagioliniMo...
They've got a crowd-funding page going, and they're getting close to their target.
Can you help?
fundrazr.com/IFagioliniMo...
It was on this day in 1602 that Vivanco was appointed maestro at Salamanca Cathedral, a post he held until his death 20 years later. Over the next few years he published large collections of his masses, Magnificats and motets, and was appointed Professor of Music at Salamanca University.
October 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
It was on this day in 1602 that Vivanco was appointed maestro at Salamanca Cathedral, a post he held until his death 20 years later. Over the next few years he published large collections of his masses, Magnificats and motets, and was appointed Professor of Music at Salamanca University.
Gramophone reviews our new Morales Requiem disc:
"Gorgeously sung. Eamonn Dougan conducts with his customary tactful musicianship" 😊
"Gorgeously sung. Eamonn Dougan conducts with his customary tactful musicianship" 😊
Morales: Requiem a 5 & Officium defunctorum
<p>Cristóbal de Morales’s five-voice <i>Missa pro defunctis</i> is steeped in a grandeur and solemnity which resonate powerfully with the listener, especially in a large-scale account such as that…
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October 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Gramophone reviews our new Morales Requiem disc:
"Gorgeously sung. Eamonn Dougan conducts with his customary tactful musicianship" 😊
"Gorgeously sung. Eamonn Dougan conducts with his customary tactful musicianship" 😊
On this day in 1534, Alessandro Farnese was elected Pope, taking the name Paul III. Of course, the most significant thing he did (apart from instituting the Council of Trent, recognizing the Jesuit order, and other trifles) was appointing Cristóbal de Morales to the Papal Choir. Yay!
October 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
On this day in 1534, Alessandro Farnese was elected Pope, taking the name Paul III. Of course, the most significant thing he did (apart from instituting the Council of Trent, recognizing the Jesuit order, and other trifles) was appointing Cristóbal de Morales to the Papal Choir. Yay!
Rather nice to be featured in The Times cryptic. (2,9)
October 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Rather nice to be featured in The Times cryptic. (2,9)
This Sunday is Spain's National Day, something that has resonance for us for some reason or other...
October 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This Sunday is Spain's National Day, something that has resonance for us for some reason or other...
Now spinning: a much-loved recording by the late Stephen Cleobury and his King's forces. There's a natural fit between this Anglican choir and Byrd's Anglican masterpiece. A beautiful and quietly satisfying album.
October 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Now spinning: a much-loved recording by the late Stephen Cleobury and his King's forces. There's a natural fit between this Anglican choir and Byrd's Anglican masterpiece. A beautiful and quietly satisfying album.
"Thank you for the chance to work with DP. As well as the sound, what stood out was the professionalism and enthusiasm of the choir. It was a very challenging programme, and the singers rose to everything thrown at them. It was great to have achieved such excellence in performance." (Stephen Rice)
September 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"Thank you for the chance to work with DP. As well as the sound, what stood out was the professionalism and enthusiasm of the choir. It was a very challenging programme, and the singers rose to everything thrown at them. It was great to have achieved such excellence in performance." (Stephen Rice)
Concert day at Little St Mary’s.
See you later?
See you later?
September 27, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Concert day at Little St Mary’s.
See you later?
See you later?
Here's the end of Clemens non Papa's setting of O magnum mysterium. It'll be a joyful end to our concert tomorrow - a varied programme of Flemish music for the Feast of the Nativity. Do come!
Sat 27th, 7:30pm, Little St Mary's. Tix bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas & on the door.
Sat 27th, 7:30pm, Little St Mary's. Tix bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas & on the door.
'A Belgian Christmas' - rehearsal, Sept 2025 - Clemens non Papa: O magnum mysterium
The joyful conclusion of Clemens non Papa's Christmas motet 'O magnum mysterium' with echoing shouts of "Nowell, Nowell!"
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September 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Here's the end of Clemens non Papa's setting of O magnum mysterium. It'll be a joyful end to our concert tomorrow - a varied programme of Flemish music for the Feast of the Nativity. Do come!
Sat 27th, 7:30pm, Little St Mary's. Tix bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas & on the door.
Sat 27th, 7:30pm, Little St Mary's. Tix bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas & on the door.
Mouton's famous Nesciens mater. Something quiet, consoling, and beautiful. A lullaby.
It features in our concert this Saturday in Cambridge - Flemish music for the Feast of the Nativity.
If this sounds attractive then do please join us! Tickets at bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas
It features in our concert this Saturday in Cambridge - Flemish music for the Feast of the Nativity.
If this sounds attractive then do please join us! Tickets at bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas
'A Belgian Christmas' - rehearsal, Sept 2025 - Mouton: Nesciens mater
A clip from the rehearsal of Mouton's motet 'Nesciens mater', conducted by Stephen Rice, for our Sept 2025 concert 'A Belgian Christmas'.
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September 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Mouton's famous Nesciens mater. Something quiet, consoling, and beautiful. A lullaby.
It features in our concert this Saturday in Cambridge - Flemish music for the Feast of the Nativity.
If this sounds attractive then do please join us! Tickets at bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas
It features in our concert this Saturday in Cambridge - Flemish music for the Feast of the Nativity.
If this sounds attractive then do please join us! Tickets at bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas
Concert's getting close - just 3 days away!
Can we tempt you? Will we see you there?
Tickets and details from bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas
Can we tempt you? Will we see you there?
Tickets and details from bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas
A Belgian Christmas
Festive music by Clemens non Papa, Gombert, Josquin, Brumel, and de Monte
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September 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Concert's getting close - just 3 days away!
Can we tempt you? Will we see you there?
Tickets and details from bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas
Can we tempt you? Will we see you there?
Tickets and details from bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas
A quick Q&A w Stephen Rice who is directing our concert of Flemish Xmas music on Saturday - a really varied programme from the quietly beautiful (Mouton's Nesciens mater) to the joyful & virtuosic (Brumel's Nato canunt omnia) and everything inbetween!
Tix - bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas
Tix - bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas
'Belgian Christmas' - September 2025 - interview with conductor Stephen Rice
A quick Q&A with Stephen Rice, director of our autumn 2025 concert 'A Belgian Christmas'.
Music by Clemens non Papa, Gombert, Brumel, Josquin, Mouton, and de Monte
Concert date: Sat 27th…
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September 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
A quick Q&A w Stephen Rice who is directing our concert of Flemish Xmas music on Saturday - a really varied programme from the quietly beautiful (Mouton's Nesciens mater) to the joyful & virtuosic (Brumel's Nato canunt omnia) and everything inbetween!
Tix - bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas
Tix - bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas
CONCERT THIS SATURDAY!
Flemish music for the Feast of the Nativity.
A fabulous (& rarely-performed) piece by Josquin, a stunningvirtuoso motet by Brumel, & gorgeousness aplenty from Clemens, Gombert, Mouton, and the gang. All directed by star conductor Stephen Rice!
Tickets from bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas
Flemish music for the Feast of the Nativity.
A fabulous (& rarely-performed) piece by Josquin, a stunningvirtuoso motet by Brumel, & gorgeousness aplenty from Clemens, Gombert, Mouton, and the gang. All directed by star conductor Stephen Rice!
Tickets from bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas
September 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
CONCERT THIS SATURDAY!
Flemish music for the Feast of the Nativity.
A fabulous (& rarely-performed) piece by Josquin, a stunningvirtuoso motet by Brumel, & gorgeousness aplenty from Clemens, Gombert, Mouton, and the gang. All directed by star conductor Stephen Rice!
Tickets from bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas
Flemish music for the Feast of the Nativity.
A fabulous (& rarely-performed) piece by Josquin, a stunningvirtuoso motet by Brumel, & gorgeousness aplenty from Clemens, Gombert, Mouton, and the gang. All directed by star conductor Stephen Rice!
Tickets from bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas
Rehearsing is *hard work*, so having Fitzbillies next door comes in handy.
September 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Rehearsing is *hard work*, so having Fitzbillies next door comes in handy.
Back in the old office to rehearse a programme of gorgeous Flemish music for (whisper it…!) Christmas. Gig next Saturday. Tix from bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas. Go on, give yourself an early present!
September 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Back in the old office to rehearse a programme of gorgeous Flemish music for (whisper it…!) Christmas. Gig next Saturday. Tix from bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas. Go on, give yourself an early present!
Morales's motet Circumderunt me (the opening track from our new album) has had very nearly 10,000 streams on Spotify. That's either lots of people who like it, or just possibly one person who really *really* likes it.
Circumdederunt me
Cristobal de Morales, De Profundis, Eamonn Dougan · Morales: Circumdederunt me · Song · 2025
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September 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Morales's motet Circumderunt me (the opening track from our new album) has had very nearly 10,000 streams on Spotify. That's either lots of people who like it, or just possibly one person who really *really* likes it.
(Just under) 2 weeks to go until our highly-unseasonal concert of Flemish music for Xmas & the Festive Season, directed by Stephen Rice. There'll be no carols or community singing, just wall to wall Flemish loveliness from Clemens non Papa, Gombert, Josquin, Mouton, and others.
bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas
bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas
September 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
(Just under) 2 weeks to go until our highly-unseasonal concert of Flemish music for Xmas & the Festive Season, directed by Stephen Rice. There'll be no carols or community singing, just wall to wall Flemish loveliness from Clemens non Papa, Gombert, Josquin, Mouton, and others.
bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas
bit.ly/DPBelgianXmas