Sweetest Breaths: Monteverdi & Strozzi
CHAMBER WEEKENDER
23rd-25th May 2025
St Barnabas Church, Pimlico, London SW1W 8PF
Directed by Scott Inglis-Kidger
This Chamber Weekender will marry the sacred (Monteverdi Beatus Vir) with the profane (Strozzi Silentio nocivo); two sublime works, exploring rather different subject matter! In his setting of Psalm 112, Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) created an exultant celebration of faith, filled with textural interest, antiphonal movement and soloistic lines. In contrast, Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677) sets a passionate text entitled ‘Harmful silence’, written by her adoptive father, poet and librettist Giulio Strozzi (1583-1652). The libretto describes the importance of communication and loving words in relationships (‘The sweetest breaths of our hearts, Lovers, are our affectionate words and songs’), which Strozzi underlines through her exquisite dissonances and delicate ornamentation.
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
- Beatus vir (from Selva morale e spirituale)
Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677)
- Silentio nocivo
SCORES
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SCHEDULE
Friday 23rd May
19:15 - Day 1 registration at St Barnabas Church
19:30 - Session 1
21:00 - Prosecco welcome reception
Saturday 24th May
11:00 - Day 2 registration & coffee at St Barnabas Church
11:30 - Session 2
13:00 - Lunch (not included)
14:00 - Session 3
15:30 - Break (refreshments included)
16:00 - 17:00 Session 4
17:00 onwards - Choir social time and optional choir dinner (dinner not included - please register your interest when booking)
Sunday 25th May
14:30 - Day 3 registration
14:45 - Session 5
16:15 - Break (refreshments included)
16:45 - Informal sing-through
17:15 - Prosecco closing reception
17:45 - End
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