A major force of late-Renaissance polyphony, Italian composer Giovanni Maria Nanino (1544-1607) was Palestrina’s successor as maestro di cappella at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. While at Santa Maria Maggiore, Nanino produced a small, but masterful catalogue of sacred music, which was popular throughout Italy. This is the first recording to be dedicated to Nanino’s music. Maurizio Pastori, the leading authority on Nanino, has prepared the material for this recording, and the edited scores will be soon published by Toccata Press.