This exciting English vocal ensemble makes its debut national tour with a characteristic mix of old and new, tossing early madrigals in with spectacular new works to create a delicious musical salad!

Pronounced Ee far-joe-LEE-nee (‘the little beans’), the group is acclaimed for its fearless performances of music that demands the utmost from its singers. This is extreme a cappella, whether in the hyper-real playfulness of Janequin’s sung description of a Renaissance hunting party, or in the rich imagery of a Monteverdi madrigal.

Director Robert Hollingworth leads the singers and audience effortlessly through countries and centuries, not neglecting his native Great Britain in Adrian Williams’ extraordinary Hymn to Awe or in the exquisite sentiments of Inheritance, Herbert Howell’s contribution to the Queen’s coronation. The concert also features a special new piece by Australian composer Andrew Schultz, commissioned for I Fagiolini and Musica Viva by Geoff Stearn.

Lovers of great singing and choral music will welcome making the acquaintance of this superb group!

“An irrepressible force in the early music world, bringing bags of style, energy and dramatic excitement to everything they touch.” International Record Review

Presented by: Musica Viva

Artists:
Robert Hollingworth Director & countertenor
Alison Hill soprano
Kirsty Hopkins soprano
Eleanor Minney mezzo-soprano
Matthew Long tenor
Nicholas Hurndall Smith tenor 
Greg Skidmore baritone
Charles Gibbs bass

Program:
VICTORIA Alma redemptoris mater
GIBBONS O clap your hands
CROCE Il gioco dell’Occa
MONTEVERDI Madrigals (selection)
JANEQUIN La Chasse
INTERVAL
POULENC Sept chansons
SCHULTZ La Molière Imaginaire [world premiere]
WILLIAMS Hymn to Awe

The Schultz is 12 minutes long.

RUNNING TIMES
Times are approx. and subject to change at any time.
Doors: 7.00pm
Start Time: 7.30pm
Approx. Finish: TBC