Fiori Musicali
Continuo Foundation grantee
Supported by Continuo Foundation
Founded in 1983 by director Dr Penelope Rapson, Fiori are one of the principal providers of professional classical and early music concerts outside London.
Fiori’s repertoire stretches from late renaissance to early romantic and beyond: from Monteverdi’s famous Vespers of 1610 to the colourful world of Schubert’s Vienna, always capturing something of how the music first sounded. We champion music from England’s renaissance and baroque, and we have a particular fondness for the English choral tradition.
Our concerts have included Fiori’s choir singing Taverner’s Missa Gloria tibi Trinitas and Tallis’ 40-part motet Spem in Alium with James Bowman at Stationers’ Hall, City of London, and Latin Grammy award-winning Spanish guitarist José María Gallardo de Rey, “the guitarist of his generation” (Classical Guitar) who joined us for Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez on several occasions.
Fiori appear in many guises – as a choir, as a small chamber ensemble and as a chamber orchestra; and our CDs include Tallis, Vivaldi, Bach, Zelenka and much else besides.
Musicians
- Poppy WalshawCello, Viola da Gamba, Strings
- Nichola BlakeyViola
- Malu Lin SwayneViolin
- Heidi FardellRecorder, Flute
- Eva CaballeroFlute
- Rosie MoonContrabass, Viols
- Judit FelszeghyVoice
- Gail HennessyOboe, Recorder
- Kerstin Linder-Dewan
- Kelly McCusker
- Adrian Woodward
- Hazel Brooks
- Sue Addison
- Andrew Durban
- Iva Fleischhansova
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Concerts
![Bach & Tartini Bach & Tartini](https://images.ctfassets.net/dittccn4etc2/5xGXvmq4tKoWkC4GvZVnjK/a34fb1430b167a1d29d07a2c4a22cd58/Gondolas_Royalty_Free.png?w=640&h=480&fit=fill&f=face&fm=avif&q=75)
Bach & Tartini
- 📅Sun 28 July 2024
- 📍St Mary Magdalene, Castle Ashby
- 🕑6:30pm
- 🎫£6 - £25
- 🎉Fiori Musicali summer series
![Handel & Bach at Fotheringhay Handel & Bach at Fotheringhay](https://images.ctfassets.net/dittccn4etc2/4lLDHipq2X57VAeFuiG6Sd/d3c87a646ce15194ad963fa01f6c4f3c/Don_20Quixote.jpg?w=640&h=480&fit=fill&f=face&fm=avif&q=75)
Handel & Bach at Fotheringhay
- 📅Sun 11 August 2024
- 📍St Mary the Virgin Church, Fotheringhay
- 🕑6:00pm
- 🎫£6-£30 (concessions available)
- 🎉Fiori Musicali Summer Series
![Music at Fawsley Music at Fawsley](https://images.ctfassets.net/dittccn4etc2/hzNpNRvkly7OxFhAIuCF5/92860e55c49ef4725cb26293d9b2cf51/cornucopia.jpg?w=640&h=480&fit=fill&f=face&fm=avif&q=75)
Music at Fawsley
- 📅Fri 13 September 2024
- 📍St Mary the Virgin Church, Fawsley
- 🕑6:00pm
- 🎫£6 - £25
- 🎉Fiori Musicali summer series
Past programmes
![Music at Geddington Music at Geddington](https://images.ctfassets.net/dittccn4etc2/38fHYDpb7Z7opftuMMAxPs/9a023f2b89bd487c4177d108a19ceae3/IMAGE_2023.jpg?w=640&h=480&fit=fill&f=face&fm=avif&q=75)
Music at Geddington
- 📅Thu 4 July 2024
- 📍St Mary Magdalene Church, Geddington
- 🕑6:30pm
- 🎫from £7.50 (Two-for-one concessions)
- 🎉Music in Country Churches
![Renaissance at Wolfhampcote Renaissance at Wolfhampcote](https://images.ctfassets.net/dittccn4etc2/4x8WFFWxSIu0CPgVQxTMGl/0b1a4b173fdedfdf5f22924b6e826cd1/PRR_choir_0623_wolf_3.jpg?w=640&h=480&fit=fill&f=face&fm=avif&q=75)
Renaissance at Wolfhampcote
- 📅Sun 30 June 2024
- 📍St. Peter’s Church, Wolfhampcote
- 🕑6:00pm
- 🎫£6 - £25
- 🎉Fiori Musicali summer series
![Renaissance at Edgcote: Fire Renaissance at Edgcote: Fire](https://images.ctfassets.net/dittccn4etc2/2vHX9xXM4vs9IvqSrZjROP/10c122c1cc8b028c445aa0aadba74ad5/Renaissance_at_Edgcote_Fire_image__2_.png?w=640&h=480&fit=fill&f=face&fm=avif&q=75)
Renaissance at Edgcote: Fire
- 📅Sat 15 June 2024
- 📍St James' Church, Edgcote
- 🕑6:00pm
- 🎫£6 - £25
- 🎉Fiori Musicali summer series
![Mesmerising Guitar Mesmerising Guitar](https://images.ctfassets.net/dittccn4etc2/63z1nJEXsOaV18mB3f43mk/6fa104f93687f8ed44ed25ed5a498d84/Sudborough.jpg?w=640&h=480&fit=fill&f=face&fm=avif&q=75)
Mesmerising Guitar
- 📅Sat 8 June 2024
- 📍All Saints' Church, Sudborough
- 🕑6:30pm
- 🎫£6 - £25 (concessions available)
- 🎉Fiori Musicali Summer Series
![Vivaldi at St Botolph's Vivaldi at St Botolph's](https://images.ctfassets.net/dittccn4etc2/7JbDfQcPMdRlwW79CldbYs/2b5b97b41bf7c00c432b180a65922260/recorders.jpg?w=640&h=480&fit=fill&f=face&fm=avif&q=75)
Vivaldi at St Botolph's
- 📅Sun 19 May 2024
- 📍St Botolph's, Slapton
- 🕑6:00pm
- 🎫£6 - £25 (conc. - children, students, blue badge)
- 🎉Fiori Musicali Summer Series
![Allegri's Miserere - Music for Good Friday Allegri's Miserere - Music for Good Friday](https://images.ctfassets.net/dittccn4etc2/5bgW5rZ5wfjS7SSwN38m2J/50e64e3ece5c2090790b8a5c90bd665d/Fra_20Angelico_20Christ_20Entombment..webp?w=640&h=480&fit=fill&f=face&fm=avif&q=75)
Allegri's Miserere - Music for Good Friday
- 📅Fri 29 March 2024
- 📍The Most Holy Trinity Church, Hinton-in-the-Hedges
- 🕑6:00pm
- 🎫£6 - £25
![Haydn in Town Haydn in Town](https://images.ctfassets.net/dittccn4etc2/7pkakYG34pTaDoRzXikC6H/f21f2270d344c4fcd9b39f27e8644a71/Mountain-s_Tally-Ho_from_Saracens_Head_operated_by_Sarah_Mountain.jpg?w=640&h=480&fit=fill&f=face&fm=avif&q=75)
Haydn in Town
- 📅Sat 3 February 2024
- 📍The Guildhall, Northampton
- 🕑6:00pm
- 🎫£5.00 - £25.00
![Mr Handel's Messiah Mr Handel's Messiah](https://images.ctfassets.net/dittccn4etc2/40p44hpWwpjlZi3ORlLLq7/6bba2092a3ce1f65323bb3785261183b/george-frideric-handel-1685-1759-14836968.jpg.webp?w=640&h=480&fit=fill&f=face&fm=avif&q=75)
Mr Handel's Messiah
- 📅Thu 21 December 2023
- 📍Northampton Cathedral
- 🕑6:00pm
- 🎫£4 - £35
![Candlelight Advent Concert Candlelight Advent Concert](https://images.ctfassets.net/dittccn4etc2/6R4RqR9C90KM8ppLS7A20F/6f49e14d5b4adc624e1e87d9de2ea32d/new-event-23_2F10_2F2023-10_3A51_3A15.png?w=640&h=480&fit=fill&f=face&fm=avif&q=75)
Candlelight Advent Concert
- 📅Sat 2 December 2023
- 📍Lamport Hall, Northampton
- 🕑6:00pm
- 🎫£5 - £25
![Vivaldi Cello Extravaganza Vivaldi Cello Extravaganza](https://images.ctfassets.net/dittccn4etc2/4qnswErUEOeb8PeWCTT2GZ/afd25b55cedc7abc50a83c15789d308d/new-event-23_2F10_2F2023-10_3A40_3A38.png?w=640&h=480&fit=fill&f=face&fm=avif&q=75)
Vivaldi Cello Extravaganza
- 📅Sun 26 November 2023
- 📍St Andrew's Hospital, Northampton
- 🕑6:00pm
- 🎫£5 - £30
![Venetian Splendour Venetian Splendour](https://images.ctfassets.net/dittccn4etc2/4hZ08lX16wvxYbFSTJkfW4/36abb5c111e6c033a2ab8ef442b1d463/new-event-23_2F10_2F2023-10_3A35_3A06.png?w=640&h=480&fit=fill&f=face&fm=avif&q=75)
Venetian Splendour
- 📅Sat 18 November 2023
- 📍All Saints' Parish Church, Bakewell
- 🕑6:00pm
- 🎫£4 - £25
![Vivaldi, Bohemia & 1723 Vivaldi, Bohemia & 1723](https://images.ctfassets.net/dittccn4etc2/BjCqBytjcs5vgPnWGA4y6/d5b847bda19b91972b2151bcec7ac489/Vivaldi_2C_20Bohemia_20and_201723-05_2F02_2F2023-19_3A43_3A25.png?w=640&h=480&fit=fill&f=face&fm=avif&q=75)
Vivaldi, Bohemia & 1723
- 📅Sun 23 July 2023
- 📍St Mary Magdalene, Northampton
- 🕑6:00pm
- 🎫£6-£30