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The Grand Tour
A Baroque Journey from Edinburgh to Rome
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Supported by a grant from Continuo Foundation
Supported by Continuo Foundation
Laudonia presents an exciting programme of baroque music inspired by Sir John Clerk of Penicuik’s Grand Tour in the 1690s. Following his route through Europe, we have devised an exciting and eclectic programme for soprano, trumpet, strings and bass continuo, based around the music he may have heard on his travels and written by composers he met, some of whom he studied with on his journey. This includes Clerk’s emotional cantata - Leo Scotiae Irritatus, Corelli’s passionate violin sonata in D minor - La Follia and the ethereal concerto for voice, trumpet and strings by Rosenmüller - O Felicissimus Paradysi.
Sir John, who is perhaps better known for his legal and political contributions to Scottish life, was also a significant composer in his own right. As a result of the fire that broke out in Penicuik House (1899) we may never know the full extent of his musical output. Thankfully his five vocal cantatas survived.
- Sat 2 September 2023
- St Cecilia's Hall, Edinburgh
- 7:30pm
- £24 (50% reduction for under 25s)
Location
St Cecilia's Hall, Edinburgh
Niddry Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1LG, United Kingdom
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The Grand Tour
- 📅Fri 1 September 2023
- 📍Holy Trinity Melrose, 20 High Cross Ave, Melrose TD6 9SU, UK
- 🕑7:30pm
- 🎫£19 (50% reduction for under 25s)
The Grand Tour
- 📅Sun 3 September 2023
- 📍Dunkeld Cathedral, 10 Cathedral St, Dunkeld PH8 0AW, UK
- 🕑7:30pm
- 🎫£19 (50% reduction for under 25s)
The Grand Tour
- 📅Tue 5 September 2023
- 📍Inverness Cathedral, Ardross St, Inverness IV3 5NN, UK
- 🕑7:30pm
- 🎫£19 (50% reduction for under 25s)
The Grand Tour
- 📅Wed 6 September 2023
- 📍Queen's Cross Church, Aberdeen
- 🕑7:30pm
- 🎫£19 (50% reduction for under 25s)
The Grand Tour
- 📅Fri 8 September 2023
- 📍St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington
- 🕑7:30pm
- 🎫£34 (50% reduction for under 25s)