'Tax my Tongue' by Linnet Baroque

Linnet Baroque explores the lives and music of three female composers, who were also famous singers of Handel in the 18th century.
About this Event

Music by Handel, Boyce, Arne, Turner, Abrams, Wrighten & Cosway.

LINNET BAROQUE

Elin Harries - soprano

Thomas Pickering – recorders/baroque flute

Maxim del Mar - baroque violin

Ibrahim Aziz – bass viol

Asako Ogawa – harpsichord

‘Tax my Tongue', a literary reference, showcases the compositions of three female composers, who were also famous singers in the 18thC, namely, Eliza Turner, Harriet Abrams and Mary-Ann Wrighten.

All three had significant links to Handel's repertoire as singers, and had works written for them by Boyce, Arne, Dibdin and others.

Also featured is the music of Maria Cosway, the celebrated portrait artist and society hostess.

Scandal and tragedy abounded in their lives, which will be explored as narratives during the performance.

There will be an interval with refreshments.

*There is no fee for advanced booking*

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