A Venetian Jubilee - celebrating Strozzi and more with Musicke in the Ayre

Musicke in the Ayre return to Iforn Manor with a new trio programme in tribute to the Venetian masters of the early Baroque. In particular, they mark the 400th anniversary of famed female composer Barbara Strozzi born in Venice in 1619 in a programme that also includes works by her teacher Francesco Cavalli and that towering genius of the period Claudio Monteverdi, together with another Venetian great, Alessandro Grandi. Pieces written for that rare combo of 3 soprano voices form the highiights of this gorgeous programme.

The Casita at the top of the Gardens provides an effective acoustic backdrop for this music, as well as being an atmospheric location for the performance.

Maria Danishvar, Jane Hunt and Philippa Neaverson are long-term members of the Musicke in the Ayre team, all well-known in Bath as soloists and recitalists. They wll be accompanied by Din Ghani on an archlute and a baroque guitar, both made by him. Since forming Musicke in the Ayre in 2011, Din (with individual members of his ever-growng team of talented singers) has given over 120 concerts across the UK and abroad.