Carols at the Convent: Festive Baroque Music at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford on Saturday 9th December 2023

Please note: This concert is in the past and has already taken place.

Carols at the Convent

Festive Baroque Music

Add to my Calendar 09-12-2023 20:00 09-12-2023 22:00 36 Carols at the Convent Oxford’s premier upper voice ensemble returns to Christ Church to reveal newly-discovered music for Advent and Christmas from Baroque English convents in Europe. From the flashiest French masterpieces and virtuosic English motets to gentle Dutch lullabies – alongside some familiar favourites – enter a wonderful musical world and join us for a musical journey through early modern England, France, and the Low Countries at Christmas, all within the former priory of Christ Church Cathedral. The Basilinda Consort is an early music ensemble dedicated to exploring the musical lives of English Christian women religious. Focused on exiled English convent music, we explore the rich history of medieval and early modern English women as singers, players, composers, commentators, writers, and even bookbinders. Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Christ Church Cathedral
St Aldate's
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 1DP
England

Saturday 9th December 2023
8:00 PM

Programme

Peter Philips – O beatum et sacrosanctum diem

Performers

Basilinda Consort

Programme Note

Oxford’s premier upper voice ensemble returns to Christ Church to reveal newly-discovered music for Advent and Christmas from Baroque English convents in Europe.

From the flashiest French masterpieces and virtuosic English motets to gentle Dutch lullabies – alongside some familiar favourites – enter a wonderful musical world and join us for a musical journey through early modern England, France, and the Low Countries at Christmas, all within the former priory of Christ Church Cathedral.

The Basilinda Consort is an early music ensemble dedicated to exploring the musical lives of English Christian women religious. Focused on exiled English convent music, we explore the rich history of medieval and early modern English women as singers, players, composers, commentators, writers, and even bookbinders.

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