Dunedin Consort
Hail! Bright Cecilia
Royal Academy of Music Baroque Soloists
Members of Dunedin Consort and students from the Royal Academy of Music Baroque Soloists join forces for Purcell’s Hail! Bright Cecilia, written in 1692 in honour of St Cecilia, patron saint of musicians. Preceding this famous ode is Sir John Clerk of Penicuik’s cantata, Leo Scotiae irritatus c.1700. This Cantata for solo soprano and orchestra depicts Scotland’s ambitions and (unsuccessful) venture to set up an empire in Panama. Pre-concert talk at 6.30pm
John Clerk, Leo Scotia Irritatus
Henry Purcell, Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z 328
John Butt, director
Dunedin Consort
Royal Academy of Music Baroque Soloists
John Clerk, Leo Scotia Irritatus
Henry Purcell, Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z 328
John Butt, director
Dunedin Consort
Royal Academy of Music Baroque Soloists
Fri, 22 November 2024
Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh
7:30pm
£6 - £25, under 18s free
Full Event Details
Members of Dunedin Consort and students from the Royal Academy of Music Baroque Soloists join forces for Purcell’s Hail! Bright Cecilia, written in 1692 in honour of St Cecilia, patron saint of musicians. Preceding this famous ode is Sir John Clerk of Penicuik’s cantata, Leo Scotiae irritatus c.1700. This Cantata for solo soprano and orchestra depicts Scotland’s ambitions and (unsuccessful) venture to set up an empire in Panama. Pre-concert talk at 6.30pm
John Clerk, Leo Scotia Irritatus
Henry Purcell, Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z 328
John Butt, director
Dunedin Consort
Royal Academy of Music Baroque Soloists
Venue Details & Map
Location
Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh
26A Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh EH1 2QQ
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