Patron: Roderick Williams OBE
28th June, 3pm
The Portrait Players
The Friends' Recital Hall, Queen Elizabeth's School, EN5 4DQ
Strozzi: I Baci; L'amante segreto
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Leonarda: Sonata duodecima Op. 16, No. 12
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Francesca Caccini: O vive rose
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Clare Elton: Lut, compagnon de ma calamité; O beaus yeux bruns; Je fuis la ville
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Strozzi: La riamata di chi amava; Amor dormiglione
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Kapsberger: Toccata IX
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Settimia Caccini: Due luci ridenti
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Strozzi: Sospira, Respira
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Caccini: Dov'io credea le mie speranze vere
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Strozzi: Begli occhi
The Portrait Players are an all-female trio whose engaging programmes are inspired by historical characters. Featuring Claire Ward (soprano), Kristiina Watt (theorbo/lute) and Miriam Nohl(cello/viola da gamba), the trio, founded in January 2023, has quickly established a busy concert schedule across the UK.
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Upcoming engagements the for 2025-2026 season include a collaboration with Dame Emma Kirkby at Clare Hall, Cambridge, an appearance at the International Handel Festival, as well as the world premiere of the Louise Labé Song Project.
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The ensemble made its debut at St. Martin-in-the-fields in autumn 2023 in a recital hosted by City Music Foundation. Further concerts include Buxton International Music Festival, St. George’s Bristol, Peak Music Society, Brighton Early Music Festival, Amersham Festival, MUSICON, 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.