ARMONICO CONSORT & BAROQUE PLAYERS DIRECTOR | CHRISTOPHER MONKS This was the programme that first made our name, back when we were still students. We made a rather rough early recording with Dame Emma Kirkby, which marked the beginning of our international touring career. Twenty years later, Geoffrey Webber revisited and re-edited the works, and our record label invited us to re-record the programme. The result was met with widespread acclaim, including numerous five-star reviews, as well as praise from international radio stations and leading newspapers such as the one above. If you are new to these works – and enjoy our Supersize style concerts – this is absolutely one you MUST experience. It remains my favourite of all our programmes: wildly dramatic, fiendishly demanding to perform, but immensely rewarding and thrilling for audiences. Simply put, you need to hear it! Don’t miss it – you may regret it if you do. Christopher Monks “Greatest classical find of the century” LE FIGARO This new recording directed by Christopher Monks certainly lacks nothing in humanity, poignancy and vitality” THE TELEGRAPH ☆☆☆☆ “The Armonico Consort and its musical director, Christopher Monks, capture this abundance of inspiration in a performance full of life and variety.” THE FINANCIAL TIMES “The vocal ensembles are beautifully sparse and luminous and the instrumental playing is brightly streamlined. Best of all is Rachael Lloyd’s dignified Dido, rich-voiced and flawlessly delivered.” THE GUARDIAN Vivaldi Gloria in D Major, RV589 Scarlatti Dixit Dominus a 16 voci Interval Scarlatti Messa a 16 voci All areas are wheelchair accessible apart from the Choir/Monk Stalls.

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