Early Music at the Space- Monteverdi's Venetian Legacy
Taking place on Thursday afternoons at 2pm, the inaugural Early Music Series showcases a series of solo recitals and ensembles from across the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
The second recital in the series presents the Bellot Ensemble and their programme Monteverdi's Venetian Legacy
Programme
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI (1567-1643)
Settimo libro de’ madrigali Sinfonia & Balletto
'Zefiro torna'
BIAGIO MARINI (1594-1663)
Sonata sopra ‘La Monica’ Improvised Canario
TARQUINO MERULA (1595-1665)
Op. 12 No. 22 Ballo detto Eccardo
BARBARA STROZZI (1619-1677)
'Amor dormiglione'
'Che si può fare'
FRANCESCO CAVALLI (1602-1676)
La Calisto Sinfonia
MARIO UCCELLINI (1603-1680)
‘La Bergamasca’
ANTONIO VIVALDI (1685-1741)
Op.1 No.12 ‘La follia’
Bellot Ensemble
Edmund Taylor Violin
Chris McClain Violin
Pablo Tejedor-Gutierrez Cello
Danny Murphy Theorbo
Matthew Brown Harpsichord
As a group we pride ourselves on the energy and passion we give each and every performance along with our style specific improvisations. The group specialise in 16th and 17th century repertoire with research into written divisions and the contextual texts of the time. This practical research is always greatly influenced by our work with talented singers in our regular collaborations with consorts, choirs and opera societies.
Bellot Ensemble took part in the Brighton Early Music Festival live scheme 2023/24, and have been working extensively with Sussex choral and opera societies with conductor and organist Nick Houghton. We have just finished touring across the UK performing John Frederick Lampe’s “The Dragon of Wantley” with New Sussex Opera in 2024 conducted by Toby Purser (Head of Conducting at the RCM). The group has also been selected for the semifinal of the Loire Valley International Early Music Competition in 2024, and recently performed a programme of early 17th century Italian repertoire at the Utrecht Early Music Festival. We also became Featured Artist in 2024 in the Overstrand Early Music Festival, and collaborated with Norwich Baroque for a concert alongside a production of Dido and Aeneas at the festival. We are also incredibly excited that Continuo Foundation has recently awarded the group funding for our next recording project ‘Cupid’s Ground Bass’ an exploration of 17th century love arias with a focus on our own instrumental written divisions!
Bellot Ensemble have performed at such venues as St George’s Hanover Square and the Chapel of St Peter and St Paul alongside notable conductors such as Ralph Allwood MBE. The ensemble has also performed the UK premier of the reconstructed Telemann cantata “Erklingt Durch Gedoppelt Annehmliche Töne" Cantata as part of their residency at St Mary-at-Hill in London."
