Liverpool Early Music Festival
20 - 27 September 2019
Following on from our successful new residency in Liverpool, we're thrilled to be hosting the first ever Liverpool Early Music Festival this September!
Quirky, Lively, Heartfelt
You can expect classical, early music, folk, world music and theatre at multiple venues across Liverpool.
We have some exciting, pioneering & international musicians lined up:
The Sixteen, The Telling, Lux Musicae London & Palisander.
The Choral Pilgrimage 2019
EVENT 1: if you like classical or early music
Friday 20 September 2019 | 7.30pm - 9.15pm
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
The Sixteen
In celebration of The Sixteen's 40th anniversary, their 2019 Choral Pilgrimage brings together choral masterpieces past and present.
Workshop for Singers
EVENT 2: if you like singing folk, classical or world music
Saturday 21 September 2019 | 1.30pm - 3.30pm
Nordic Church and Cultural Centre
Ariane Prüssner mezzo-soprano
The Telling’s mezzo-soprano Ariane Prüssner will walk participants through some beautiful and lively Spanish medieval songs. No experience necessary.
Contemplation
EVENT 3: if you like chilled out sounds or early music
Saturday 21 September 2019 | 8pm - 9pm
Nordic Church and Cultural Centre
The Telling
Candlelit concert of mesmerising medieval music including music by Hildegard of Bingen, chant and troubadour melodies.
Into the Melting Pot
EVENT 4: if you like theatre, world or early music
Sunday 22 September 2019 | 7.30pm - 9.30pm
Ullet Road Unitarian Church Hall
The Telling
An exciting mix of drama and a live soundtrack of plaintive Sephardic songs and lively medieval music with full staging and stunning lighting. Be transported back to 15th century Seville!
Journey to the New World
EVENT 5: if you like classical, world or early music
Tuesday 24 September 2019 | 6.30pm - 7.30pm
Nordic Church and Cultural Centre
Palisander
Inspired Renaissance exploration and discovery, join this musical illustration of journeys to the New World by Christopher Columbus, Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh.
The Secrets of Andalusia
EVENT 6: if you like world or early music
Friday 27 September 2019 | 7.30pm - 9.30pm
Nordic Church and Cultural Centre
Lux Musicae London
The story of Flamenco music's embedded roots in medieval Spanish, Arabic and Sephardic music with masters of Flamenco and Arabic oud Ignacio Lusardi and Julian Harris.
The Telling would like to thank an anonymous donor for making this festival possible and John Minnion and Sandra Oelbaum for their extraordinary support!