Canzona Women’s Ensemble announces its upcoming concert, Renaissance, Baroque, and Beyond: Sacred and Profane, taking place on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at 3:00 PM at the San Luis Obispo United Methodist Church.
This concert takes audiences on a journey through centuries of music, blending sacred and secular works for women’s voices. Highlights include a Renaissance “Magnificat” by Isabella Leonarda, 16th-century Renaissance Marian motets composed by an Italian nun, Medieval and Renaissance antiphons and madrigals in English, French, and Italian, early Baroque duets and trios, and the 20th-century “Litanies à la Vierge Noire” by Francis Poulenc, featuring organist Janis Johnson.
Special guests Grace Seng and Amethyst Shanks will join on violin to enhance the Baroque “Magnificat.”
“This is an area of music that has been dear to me for many years… I have always loved exploring repertoire from the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries, both a cappella and accompanied,” said co-artistic director Jill Anderson.
The concert is generously sponsored by Cricket Handler and Jerry Boots in honor of Jill Anderson, Canzona’s co-artistic director.
Tickets are available at the door or through Canzona’s website. For more information about the concert, visit www.canzonawomen.org.