Coming summer 2026: Aspiciens a longe, Vae nobis, Ecce quomodo moritur justis, Ab oriente venerunt magi

Coming autumn 2026: Pueri concinite, Iocundare filia Syon

Still revered in Central and Eastern Europe and honored in Slovenia as a native son, Jacob Händl (who published under the Latinized Jacobus Gallus) has been all but forgotten in the English-speaking world, to our impoverishment. There's no music quite like Jacob Handl's: its theatricality and sonic pyrotechnics have their models in Willaert and the Gabrielis; its arresting harmonic palette recalls Josquin and Gesualdo; like Tallis and Byrd, Handl addresses both medieval and modern sensibilities with integrity. But there's an adventuresome quality that is uniquely Händl—a joyful verve for his craft, a sense of humor and an emotional breadth that shine out through the 374 sacred motets of Opus Musicum, the focus of the Gallus Carniolus Edition.

These elegant and meticulously-researched performing editions, prepared from original partbooks, represent the extraordinary diversity of Opus Musicum—from canons for 4 equal voices up to 24-voice polychoral extravaganzas; the reverent simplicity of Ecce quomodo moritur justus, to the cosmic splendor of Aspiciens a longe, to the cascading thrills of the treble Christmas carol Pueri conciteri.

Works are added to this series as we continue to explore the life's work of this extraordinary artist.