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Friends' Recital Hall
Queen Elizabeth's School
Queens Road
Barnet
London
EN5 4DQ
England
Programme
Barbara Strozzi – I baci
Barbara Strozzi – L'amante segreto
Isabella Leonarda – Sonata Duodecima
Francesca Caccini – O vive Rose
Clare Elton – Lut, compagnon de ma calamité
Clare Elton – O beaus yeux bruns
Clare Elton – Je fuis la ville
Barbara Strozzi – La riamata di chi amava
Barbara Strozzi – Amor Dormiglione
Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger – Toccata IX
Settimia Caccini – Due luci ridenti
Barbara Strozzi – Sospira, respira
Francesca Caccini – Dov'io credea le mie speranze vere
Barbara Strozzi – Begli Occhi
Performers
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Programme Note
The Portrait Players are an all-female trio whose engaging programmes are inspired by historical characters. Featuring Claire Ward (soprano), Kristiina Watt (theorbo/lute) and Miriam Nohl(cello/viola da gamba), the trio, founded in January 2023, has quickly established a busy concert schedule across the UK.
Upcoming engagements the for 2025-2026 season include a collaboration with Dame Emma Kirkby at Clare Hall, Cambridge, an appearance at the International Handel Festival, as well as the world premiere of the Louise Labé Song Project.
The ensemble made its debut at St. Martin-in-the-fields in autumn 2023 in a recital hosted by City Music Foundation. Further concerts include Buxton International Music Festival, St. George’s Bristol, Peak Music Society, Brighton Early Music Festival, Amersham Festival, MUSICON, Surrey Hills International Music Festival, St. Pancras Clock Tower, Northumbria University, Barts’ Great Hall in the City of London, New College Oxford, The Workshop Series Lewes, University College Oxford, and collaborations with Opera Prelude in London and Henley.
