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Spinacino Consort
"The result was an evening of splendidly diverse music whose first-class performances left a charmed audience ..."
"And it was a whole lot of fun."
Early Music
Instrumentation
- Eric Thomas - Lute and Director
- Elizabeth Unsworth Wilson - Mezzo-Soprano
- Héloïse Bernard - Soprano
- Annemarie Klein - Recorders
- Claire Horacek - Viol
- Aaron McGregor - Violin
Repertoire
Programmes can be arranged for various ensemble sizes.
Programmes include:
Away Vain Warld: Music of the Scottish Kirk Court and Reformation – Explores early seventeenth century Scottish music centered around the poetry of Elizabeth Melville, the first Scottish female to see her poetry published.
Absent I am: Songs of Love and Loss from Renaissance Scotland – Music from sixteenth century Scotland, based on the turbulent life of Mary Queen of Scots.
The Decorum of Voice: Music for Isabella d’Este – An exciting programme of some of the finest music from Renaissance Italy. Inspired by the musical melting-pot of Isabella d’Este, includes music by Josquin and Isaac.
Biography
The Spinacino Consort is a Scottish based early music ensemble dedicated to reimagining the music of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in passionate and engaging performances. One of the first recipients of the Continuo Foundation’s recently formed ensemble scheme, their support has established the Spinacino consort as one of the UK’s most exciting new early music groups, appearing in venues throughout the UK including the Wigmore Hall. Members of the consort are leading early career performers in Scotland, playing with the finest ensembles in the UK including the Ancient Academy of Music, Dunedin Consort, Concerto Caledonia, RSNO, and the Linarol Consort of Viols. Upcoming performances include Worcestershire Early Music Society, The National Centre of Early Music, and a further Wigmore Hall appearance.
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