An a cappella choral group that specializes in
the sacred choral music of the Renaissance

Musica Spei (Music of Hope) was formed in the summer of 1995 to explore the vast but largely unperformed repertoire of sacred, unaccompanied choral masterworks of the 15th, 16th and early 17th centuries. Musica Spei performs without a conductor and gives several concerts each season at various locations in the Greater Rochester, Buffalo and Canandaigua communities. It was named one of "Rochester's Best" by City Newspaper in 2000. In November 2001, Musica Spei sponsored the first Rochester Early Music Festival. It has performed with other local groups, including Madrigalia and Air de Cour, participated in several choral PRISM concerts presented by the Eastman School of Music in the Eastman Theatre, and appeared three times at Memorial Art Gallery exhibition preview parties. During the 2000-2001 season, Musica Spei was invited to perform at the national conference of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association, appeared at a celebrity-studded benefit for the Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra and performed on WXXI's "Live at Hochstein" concert series broadcast over WXXI 91.5, Rochester's public radio station. Every summer since 1995, Musica Spei has sponsored Renaissance Summer Sings at Saint Anne Church for members of the community who enjoy singing this repertoire.

Our debut CD "From the British Isles to the Black Sea" is now available -- for details click here.

Click here for information on our concert schedule.

Musica Spei is a member of   The Greater Rochester Choral Consortium  and The Arts and Cultural Council for Greater Rochester.