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From cloister to court, with Musicke in the ayre
Music by women of earlier times, from Hildegard to Strozzi
Add to my Calendar 02-05-2026 19:00 02-05-2026 21:00 36 From cloister to court, with Musicke in the ayre Hildegard of Bingen and Barbara Strozzi of Venice were separated by 5 centuries and a whole edifice of differences: one was an abbess in the heart of 12th century Germany, while the other was an independent woman in permissive Seicento Venice; however, both wrote wonderful music. Musicke in the Ayre's singers Carmel Edwards, Jane Hunt and Alice Simmons, with Din Ghani on various lutes and baroque guitar, will explore music by them and other women within and without the Church (including Vizzana, Leonarda, Cozzolani and Francesca Caccini).Tickets £12 at the door, or online St John the Baptist Church, Marlborough DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St John the Baptist Church
Church Lane
Mildenhall
Marlborough
Wiltshire
SN8 2LU
England
Programme
Hildegard of Bingen – O viridissima virga
Chiara Margarita Cozzolani – Ave Maria
Isabella Leonarda – O anima mea
Donna Lucrezia Vizzana – O si sciret stultus
Donna Lucrezia Vizzana – Paratum cor meum
Donna Lucrezia Vizzana – Domine Dominus Noster
~ Interval ~
Francesca Caccini – Il primo libro delle musiche: O chiome belle (1618)
Francesca Caccini – Ch'amor sia nudo
Barbara Strozzi – L'amante segreto
Barbara Strozzi – Amor Dormiglione
Barbara Strozzi – Sospira, respira
Barbara Strozzi – Le Tre Gratie a Venere
Performers
Carmel Edwards – soprano
Jane Hunt – soprano
Alice Simmons – mezzo-soprano
Din Ghani – archlute / baroque guitar
Musicke in the Ayre
Programme Note
Hildegard of Bingen and Barbara Strozzi of Venice were separated by 5 centuries and a whole edifice of differences: one was an abbess in the heart of 12th century Germany, while the other was an independent woman in permissive Seicento Venice; however, both wrote wonderful music. Musicke in the Ayre's singers Carmel Edwards, Jane Hunt and Alice Simmons, with Din Ghani on various lutes and baroque guitar, will explore music by them and other women within and without the Church (including Vizzana, Leonarda, Cozzolani and Francesca Caccini).
Tickets £12 at the door, or online
