The church at Alderton houses a unique wooden 13th-century effigy of alderman and parliamentarian William de Combemartin. This effigy inspires Fiori to perform music by the contemporaneous medieval mystic and healer Hildegard of Bingen – one of the great medical authorities of her day – in celebration of Schweitzer, surgeon & physician. We feature soprano Judit Felszeghy in some of Hildegard’s most inspired and transcendental compositions. And we explore the medieval musical world further with guest player Daniel Sarafini on a rare Billingsgate trumpet, to evoke medieval London. Other instruments in the programme include cornetto, hurdy-gurdy, sagbutt, baroque trumpet & violin.

Billingsgate trumpet fanfares
Hildegard In ecclesia
Schmelzer Sonata a tre,
Hildegard O viridissima virga
Schmeltzer La Carioletta
Hildegard O nobilissima viriditas
J Hingeston Fantasia
Alfonso X Cantiga
Biber Sonata a tre
Hildegard Ave generosa
Riccio Jubilent omnes

Fiori Musicali Chamber Ensemble
on authentic instruments

Judit Felszeghy (soprano), Adrian Woodward (trumpet, cornetto, hurdy gurdy), Hazel Brooks (violin), Daniel Sarafina (sagbutt & Billingsgate trumpet, dulcian), Penelope Rapson (director/organ)