Music played a crucial role in the Protestant Reformation, promoting congregational hymn singing and enhancing the rituals of worship with rousing festive melodies. John Butt and the Dunedin Consort offer a rich taste of works written to celebrate Christ’s birth, embracing sonorous rarities by Rosenmüller, Geist and Theile, the latter graced by a delightful lullaby, and a rousing instrumental Intrada by Samuel Scheidt, Chapel Master to the Margrave of Brandenburg. They close with JS Bach’s majestic cantata Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland BWV61, composed in 1714 for the first Sunday in Advent.

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Dunedin Consort; John Butt director; Zoë Brookshaw soprano; Joanna Songi soprano; Sarah Anne Champion alto; Guy Cutting tenor; Chris Webb bass

Wigmore Hall

Figures such as Stradella, Legrenzi and Corelli developed styles of increasing brilliance, clarity and expressive power, balancing contrapuntal richness with virtuosic flair. From the elegant sonatas and sinfonias of Cavalli, Rosenmüller and Albinoni to Vivaldi’s electrifying concertos for multiple violins, this programme traces the evolution of the Italian string tradition at a moment of extraordinary creativity and invention.

Johann Rosenmüller

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Dec 23, 2026

Dunedin Consort; John Butt director; Zoë Brookshaw soprano; Joanna Songi soprano; Sarah Anne Champion alto; Guy Cutting tenor; Chris Webb bass · Wigmore Hall

Apr 25, 2027

Strings of Italy · The Queen's Hall

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