Sunday 12 October, 19:30 at St Martin's Church
Queen of Hearts
16th-century polyphony inspired by devotion to queens - both earthly and divine
Date & Time: Sunday 12 October, 19:30
Ticket price: £25 / £18; under 30s £12.50 / £9; under 12s free
Venue: St Martin's Church
At the heart of this programme lies a devotion to queens, both earthly and divine. The Gesualdo Six presents 16th-century polyphony which venerates the Virgin Mary, Regina Caelorum, while also memorialising queens of courtly life – Anne of Brittany, Margaret of Austria, Anne Boleyn and Mary Tudor. Blending sacred Latin texts with vernacular poetry, these works evoke a world where love, reverence and political allegiance were expressed through ritual and song.
The Gesualdo Six
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