Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 explodes with expressive and spiritual power. A kaleidoscopic compendium of musical styles, this great musical edifice moves between moments of gleaming sonic splendour and sensuous intimacy, rhythmic vitality and sublime austerity.
The singers of Solomon’s Knot delve into the Vespers’ complexities and mysteries, performing by heart and building magical dialogues with the ensemble’s instrumental soloists.
SOLOMON’S KNOT
Soprano Emma Walshe, Zoë Brookshaw
Alto Kate Symonds-Joy, James Hall
Tenor Thomas Herford, David de Winter, Gwilym Bowen, Thomas Kelly
Bass Jonathan Sells (artistic director), Alex Ashworth
Violin I Magdalena Loth-Hill (leader)
Violin II George Clifford
Viola Joanne Miller, Nichola Blakey
Bass Violin Gavin Kibble
Violone Jan Zahourek
Chitarrone Toby Carr
Bassoon Inga Maria Klaucke
Cornett Gawain Glenton, Conor Hastings
Sackbutt Emily White, Peter Thornton, Adam Crighton
Organ William Whitehead
