Scots Baroque will perform at the University of Aberdeen on this year’s St Cecilia’s Day! A varied programme coming up, and a particularly exciting aspect of the performance will be to hear our own Lucia Capellaro play on Scotland’s oldest surviving cello, kindly loaned by the special collections of the University to her.
I look forward to perform alongside countertenor Meili Li and Dunedin Consort as part of this year’s Curious festival, organised by the Royal Society of Edinburgh. The programme will include Vivaldi, Handel, and Scarlatti, and the event will take place in the lovely St Cecilia’s Hall on 3 September. Do come along if you happen to be free!
It will be absolutely fantastic to be part of the inaugural Glasgow Barons Early Music Festival. This is the first festival of this sort that Glasgow has seen in over 30 years. I will play with lutenist Alex McCartney, and our programme is titled Searching for Their Voice, featuring experimental music from the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
It is lovely to have a little article about Ensemble 1604’s debut album, Shadows That in Darkness Dwell, featured in this spring’s edition of The Recorder Magazine. You can purchase a copy of the magazine via Peacock Press. The writing intends to provide you some intriguing background on the project, which will hopefully inspire you to have a listen to the album.
After a few years, I am happy to return to the French Institute of Scotland’s international harpsichord festival which will take place in Edinburgh. I will play 17th-century Italian music with the wonderful Jan Waterfield on harpsichord. Do look up the festival to find out further details, and to see its overall rich and varied programme.
I am really happy to have the chance to contribute to a wonderful recording in the making: the debut album of the incredibly talented Nardus Williams with Dunedin Consort. The disc will feature some great Handel cantatas – watch out for the release on Linn Records later in the year.