On 25 November the renowned Marian Consort presented a programme focussed on their namesake, the Blessed Virgin Mary. The programme included Marian anthems from the Renaissance through to motets by contemporary composers including Cecilia McDowall’s Alma Redemptoris Mater. The BBC broadcast will be available on iPlayer until December 23 at this link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000bmbh The Marian Consort have released their commissioned motets on the Delphian label, Music for the Queen of Heaven.
