SANS FRAYEUR // Without fear

The Baroque Society presents an all-French salon - a tribute to the strong women of the Baroque. Poetic (and completely unknown!) love songs by Helene-Louise Demars and Mademoiselle Menetou are woven into masterpieces by Rameau and Mondonville. A very special sound universe with music for the soul and the deepest longings.

The Baroque Society is Copenhagen's new baroque band. A charismatic ensemble that brings together some of the region's leading musicians. Together, they combine the virtuosity and elegance of baroque music with improvisation and visionary programming. Because what if some of the most beautiful music there is has yet to be discovered?

Cast:
Christina af Klinteberg Herresthal, mezzo-soprano

Jesenka Balic Zunic, baroque violin

Adam Grauman, gambe

Yngvild Haaland Ruud, harpsichord (& artistic direction)

A discovery in the poetic universe of the Tudor dynasty. From William Lawe's mythical (and very rarely performed!) harp consorts to Orlando Gibbon's melancholy - via William Byrd's glittering preludes and Talli's divine hymns.

PROGRAM:

Orlando Gibbons: O all true faithful hearts (arr for ensemble)

William Lawes: Harp consorts - no 4 (d minor,), 7 (g major), 8 (g major) & 10 (g minor)

William Byrd: A Voluntarie for my Ladye Nevell 

Tobias Hume: Captain Hume’s pavane 

Thomas Tallis: All praise to thee, my God, this night + If ye love me

John Dowland: Pavane

Leonora Duarte: Sinfonia 6

Matthew Locke: Suite in D 

Tobias Hume: A Merry Concit

Cast:
Louise Gorm, violin
Daniel Seminara, lute/theorbo
Adam Grauman, viola da gamba
Yngvild Haaland Ruud, harpsichord/organ

The Baroque Society invites you to a colorful launch concert - an evening in the golden sign of the Baroque.

Experience Handel's glittering concerts accompanied by the mythical and completely unknown donna Camilla de Rossi (Denmark premiere!). The music is woven together with improvisation - and wine! - before the ship sails on to the Sun King's universe. A top-tuned baroque band with guests and a solo choir lift us gently up to the heavens of the Greek gods before we end the evening with a grand celebration of music and life. Welcome!

Program
Camilla de Rossi: Sant Alessio

Handel: Concerto grossi & excerpt from Saul

Rameau: Excerpts from Dardanus & Les Indes Galantes

Improvisations

Piéces de Clavecin en Concerts // Rameau & Mondonville

Hear Rameau's sparkling masterpieces Pièces de Clavecin en Concerts side by side with the hidden treasures of Cassanéa de Mondonville. Poetic sound meets French elegance.

Cast
Jesenka Balic Zunic, violin
Hanna Loftsdottir, viola da gamba
Yngvild Haaland Ruud, harpsichord

NATALE // Christmas special

We head south - to the snowy French Alps and Muffat's magical universe - and all the way to Rome and the pastoral sounds of Corelli. Deep within the labyrinths of Venice, we are captured by Tomaso Albinoni's Sinfonie a cinque - music that warms the heart and soul. We end our Advent journey in Naples with the masterful Alessandro Scarlatti. The chances are high that we will slip past Nürnberg and Pachelbel on the way back - but stop! - we don't play the canon you already know - we have new treasures in stock... Do you dare? We look forward to it! And promises lots of southern Christmas atmosphere, of course.

Cast:
Jesenka Balic Zunic, baroque violin

Louise Gorm, baroque violin

Mikkel Schreiber, baroque viola

Adam Grauman, gambe

Yngvild Haaland Ruud, harpsichord & musical direction

Fearless and powerful: musical lecture on baroque women - with cultural manager Trine Heide and musician Yngvild Haaland Ruud.

The gondola singer, the child prodigy, the queen of Venice, the nuns of Novara, the unknown, the orphanage child, the forgotten, the murdered, the longing, the pseudonymous, the extraordinary... The stories about the musical women of the Renaissance and Baroque are many and colorful... and completely unknown. How did they find their way to music in a world dominated by men? And why is it only now that we are beginning to open our eyes to their very special music?

This lecture takes a modern look at the colorful and touching stories of women who defied all odds. Experience the stories of Novara's nuns, the murdered, the longing and the forgotten through a unique interplay of music and narrative.

Contact us to arrange this exciting and educational lecture that will captivate and inspire your audience!