Music from the Age of Discovery - K'antu Ensemble

Name: Music from the Age of Discovery - K'antu Ensemble
Start: 2025-10-10T19:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-10-10T21:30:00+01:00
Location: Gerrans Memorial Hall TR2 5EE

Schedule

Fri Oct 10 2025 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Gerrans Memorial Hall TR2 5EE | Truro, EN

Embark on a vibrant musical voyage through the Age of Discovery—a time when European explorers set sail in search of new worlds, trade, and treasure, sparking a cultural exchange that would shape the globe.
Roseland Music Society follows its amazing Swiss Pampinea Consort early music presentation earlier this year with a completely different repertoire.
K’antu Ensemble invites you on a journey through the glittering courts of Renaissance Europe, where celebrated composers such as John Dowland and Robert Johnson captivated the Elizabethan elite with exquisite lute songs and elegant dance music. Performed by a trio of K’antu Ensemble’s award-winning players, this programme traces the musical connections between England, Continental Europe, and the New World—from the refined courts of Spain and England to the distant missions of South America.
Singer Ruth Hopkins is known for interspersing performances with quirky facts and vivid quotes from historic manuscripts, bringing the stories, characters, and contexts behind the music to life.
Expect lively dances from both court and countryside, haunting melodies from the Cancionero de Palacio, and rare gems from the Codex Martínez Compañón—a remarkable Peruvian manuscript illuminating the fusion of Indigenous and European traditions.