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The Language of the Baroque

Vocal music from across Europe and South America presented by our Scholars Ensemble

Ex Cathedra Scholars Ensemble, Jeffrey Skidmore (conductor), Elizabeth Kenny (theorbo), Christopher Bucknall (organ), Simone Rebello (percussion)

The Language of the Baroque
EX CATHEDRA & ROYAL BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE Scholars Ensemble | Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor | Elizabeth Kenny, theorbo | Christopher Bucknall, organ | Simone Rebello, percussion

A captivating selection of vocal ensemble music from across Europe and South America in the attractive setting of one of the Birmingham's historic churches, performed by Ex Cathedra and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 2024-25 Scholars Ensemble, as part of the 21st Biennial International Conference on Baroque Music, hosted this year by the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

The concert is open to all and we'd be delighted to welcome you. The programme, lasting approx. 75 minutes, is listed below:

Anon (Ritual 1631) - Hanac pachap cussicuinin | Fernàndez - Sancta Maria, é! | Araujo - Los coflades de la estleya | Salazar - ¡Salga el torillo hosquillo! | Melani - Litanie per la Beata Vergine “Le Ricche” | Monteverdi - O Jesu mea vita | Monteverdi - Plagas tuas | Monteverdi - Maria quid ploras | Barbara Strozzi - Che sí puo fare | Charpentier - Transfige dulcissime Jesu | Gibbons - Blessed are all they | Purcell - Jehova quam multi sunt hostes | Schütz - Selig sind die Toten | JS Bach - Komm, Jesu, komm

More details about the conference (17-20 July) can be found at https://www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoire/research/clusters-and-specialisms/forum-for-seventeenth-and-eighteenth-century-music/biennial-baroque-2025

  • festival 21st Biennial International Conference on Baroque Music
  • date Fri, 18 July 2025
  • location St Paul's Church, Birmingham
  • time 6:00pm
  • ticket £15 (£10 over 60s)

Full Event Details

EX CATHEDRA & ROYAL BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE Scholars Ensemble | Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor | Elizabeth Kenny, theorbo | Christopher Bucknall, organ | Simone Rebello, percussion

A captivating selection of vocal ensemble music from across Europe and South America in the attractive setting of one of the Birmingham's historic churches, performed by Ex Cathedra and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 2024-25 Scholars Ensemble, as part of the 21st Biennial International Conference on Baroque Music, hosted this year by the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

The concert is open to all and we'd be delighted to welcome you. The programme, lasting approx. 75 minutes, is listed below:

Anon (Ritual 1631) - Hanac pachap cussicuinin | Fernàndez - Sancta Maria, é! | Araujo - Los coflades de la estleya | Salazar - ¡Salga el torillo hosquillo! | Melani - Litanie per la Beata Vergine “Le Ricche” | Monteverdi - O Jesu mea vita | Monteverdi - Plagas tuas | Monteverdi - Maria quid ploras | Barbara Strozzi - Che sí puo fare | Charpentier - Transfige dulcissime Jesu | Gibbons - Blessed are all they | Purcell - Jehova quam multi sunt hostes | Schütz - Selig sind die Toten | JS Bach - Komm, Jesu, komm

More details about the conference (17-20 July) can be found at https://www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoire/research/clusters-and-specialisms/forum-for-seventeenth-and-eighteenth-century-music/biennial-baroque-2025

Venue Details & Map

Location

St Paul's Church, Birmingham
St Paul's Square, Birmingham, B3 1QZ

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