The Saint Boniface Concert Society is delighted to presentThe Portrait Playersin their enticing concert The New Lyre - Songs by 17th Century Italian Women together with works by Monteverdi.
Described in its debut concert as beguiling, The Portrait Players is an all-female trio featuring Claire Ward (soprano), Kristiina Watt (theorbo/lute) and Miriam Nohl (cello/viola da gamba).The ensemble made its debut at St. Martin-in-the-fields in autumn 2023, in a recital hosted by the City Music Foundation. Further concerts have included performances at Brighton Early Music Festival, Amersham Festival, Surrey Hills International Music Festival, St. Pancras Clock Tower, Northumbria University, Barts Great Hall in the City of London, New College Oxford, The Workshop Series Lewes, University College Oxford, and collaborations with Opera Prelude in London and Henley. Forthcoming engagements for 2024-2025 season include recitals at Handel Hendrix House, London and Stoller Hall, Manchester, as well as the launch of the Louise Lab Song Project, expanding the trios popular programme Les Femmes Illustres with a contemporary song cycle by composer Clare Elton.
This concert, kindly supported by the Philip and Dorothy Green Young Artists Trust, will take place in Crediton's impressive Parish Church, which has an excellent acoustic, disabled access and free parking. Afternoon tea will be available.
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Standard | £15.00 |
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Saint Boniface Concert - The Portrait Players (29 June 2025) | ||
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Sunday | 15:00 |
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