Garden of Early Delights

The garden of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries brought forth a rich harvest of symbolism and literary associations: in the shady groves of Italian madrigals and early operas, pastoral shepherds enjoy the delights of love; in English, Spanish and Dutch plays, Romeo serenades Juliet in the orchard garden by moonlight. Nightingales sing, we hear the soft music of recorders and plucked strings. With authentic daring, French chansons are given Neapolitan glosas and Venetian passagi. European echoes and continental chromatics colour John Dowland's English melancholy. Divisions by Diego Ortiz, Jacob van Eyck and Giovanni Bassano transform vocal polyphony into dazzling instrumental solos.

"This is Paradise indeed" (Gramophone)

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Please note: This concert takes place at St Cecilia’s Hall, Niddry Street, Edin EH1 1LG

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Event	Pamela Thorby, recorder, Andrew Lawrence King, harp and Elizabeth Kenny, guitar
Date	20 November 2010 at 7:45pm
Tickets	£16 (OAPs £13, Students & Unwaged £5)
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