Jacobus de Kerle has been played on NTS in shows including Getting Warmer w/ Jen Monroe, featured first on 17 January 2024. Songs played include Missa Pro Defunctis and Come Nel Mar.

Jacobus de Kerle (1531/1532 - 7 January 1591) was a Flemish composer and organist of the late Renaissance.

Life Kerle was trained at the monastery of St. Martin in Ypres, and held positions as a singer in Cambrai and choirmaster in Orvieto, where he also became organist and carillonneur. After entering the priesthood, he began having his music printed, including a 1561 collection of psalms and Magnificat settings in Venice. He was commissioned to…