Gheerkin de Hondt

This show aired as a repeat of an earlier show. For the full show notes, see the original show (#06-42).

Program: #07-41   Air Date: Oct 01, 2007

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While born in Delft, this almost-unknown composer spent his formative creative years in Bruges. Among the rarities on this disc are his setting of a mass for St. Cecelia (patron saint of music), and notably the birth date of his famous predecessor at Bruges, Jacob Obrecht.

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