Internationale Vrouwendag Concert Den Haag
In 2020 is het 400 jaar geleden dat de componiste Isabella Leonarda is geboren. Zij was non in Novara (Italië) en een van de meest productieve componisten uit de barok periode. Heleen en Talitha vertellen samen ‘verhalen over vrouwen’ in geestelijke muziek, liefdesliederen en slaapliedjes. Muziek van Isabella Leonarda, Tarquinio Merula, Francesco Cavalli, Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Bellerofonte Castaldi en meer…
Music Mixologie Experience
Na het concert schenken wij ‘Mimosa Cocktails’ – het symbool van Vrouwendag – en andere drankjes in de Salon van het Paulus Potterhuis.
Over de Muzikanten
– Heleen Bongenaar, soprano, started with singing lessons with Sylvia van der Vinne when she was 13. She has been doing competitions since she was 18 years old and has won prizes in differens competitions, f.e. the Prinses Christina Concours. She finished her Bachelor in Classical Singing at the Royal Conservatory in Den Haag with a 9 under the teaching of Noa Frenkel, Peter Kooij, Dorothee Mields, Robin Blaze and Jill Feldman. Heleen is now doing her Master in Early Music singing, also in Den Haag. She sings often as a soloist in oratorio works, baroque operas and contemporary works. As a choir member she has worked with f.e. Philippe Herreweghe, Ton Koopman, Daniel Reuss and Harry Christophers.
– The American-Korean lutenist, Talitha Witmer started studying the renaissance lute at age 13. She finished her Bachelor and Master in lute and theorbo under Joachim Held and Mike Fentross at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. Recent performances as a soloist and a continuo player have included festivals such as Modena Grandezze, Meraviglie Festival Musicale Estense, Festival de musique Baroque d’Ambronay, Utrecht Early Music Festival. She performs in Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Japan, Latvia, the Netherlands, and Portugal. As a soloist she currently focuses on renaissance music and repertoires for early Italian theorbo.
Music Mixologie Experience
Na het concert schenken wij ‘Mimosa Cocktails’ – het symbool van Vrouwendag – en andere drankjes in de Salon van het Paulus Potterhuis.
The year 2020 marks the 400 year since the birth of the composer, Isabella Leonarda. Living as a nun in Novara (Italy), she became the most productive composer of the time. The Soprano, Heleen and Talitha, the lutenist together will vivify the Baroque music that unfolds ‘stories about women’ in sacred music, love songs and lullabies. Music by Isabella Leonarda, Tarquinio Merula, Francesco Cavalli, Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Bellerofonte Castaldi and more…
Music Mixology Experience
The celebration will continue after the concert ‘Mimosa Cocktails’ – the symbol of Women’s Day – and other drinks is de Salon van het Paulus Potterhuis.
Datum : zondag, 8 maart 2020
Aanvangstijd: 15:00
Locatie : Buitenmuseum: Blauwe Salon van het Van Balkeneynde Huis (Dunne Bierkade 18 – Den Haag)
Entree: €10.00
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