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MONTEVERDI - LOVE & WAR Tuesday 7 March 6pm, Salon PRESENTED BY Melbourne Recital Centre & Ludovico's Band ARTISTS Ludovico's Band Helen Thomson & Erika Tandiono soprano Timothy Reynolds & Robert Macfarlane tenor Nicholas Dinopoulos bass-baritone Rachael Beesley & Natalia Harvey violin Marshall McGuire harp Tommie Andersson theorbo Samantha Cohen theorbo/guitar Ruth Wilkinson viola da gamba PROGRAM Claudio Monteverdi (1567—1643) Chiome d'oro O come sei gentile Dario Castello (c1590–c1658) Terza Sonata a doi soprani Claudio Monteverdi O sia tranquillo il mar Ardo e scoprir Mentre vaga angioletta Marco Uccellini (1603–1680) Sonata Decima ottava a doi violini Claudio Monteverdi Lamento della Ninfa Zefiro Torna ABOUT THE ARTISTS Ludovico’s Band is one of Australia’s most dynamic Baroque bands. Taking its name from the influential 16th-century Spanish harpist Ludovico, the Band is acclaimed for its performances of music from the 16th to the 18th centuries, including the great works from the Italian and Spanish Baroque. Formed in 2002, the ensemble emerged from the desire to create a predominately plucked basso continuo band, whilst highlighting the solo repertoire of early plucked instruments. The ensemble has collaborated with leading soloists, such as Genevieve Lacey, Liane Keegan, Brenton Spiteri and Jane Edwards in programs ranging from early English Folk music to 17th-century Italian song. In 2006 Ludovico’s Band and vocal ensemble e21 collaborated on a theatrical presentation of Monteverdi’s Eighth Book of Madrigals, including the mini-opera Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, which has been performed in Castlemaine, Ballarat and the Sydney Opera House Studio. The group has performed extensively throughout Australia, for Musica Viva Australia; Melbourne Festival; Ballarat Organs of the Goldfields Festival; Historic Houses Trust Sydney; Sydney Opera House, and ABC Classic FM.Ludovico’s Band released its first CD – The Italian Ground – in 2007, and performed Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo: favola in musica for the Queensland Music Festival the same year. In 2011, Ludovico’s Band performed with Victorian Opera in Baroque Triple Bill at Melbourne Recital Centre. Since 2012, the ensemble has presented a regular series at Melbourne Recital Centre as part of the Local Heroes and Southbank Series. ‘…Outstanding virtuosity on the part of both instrumentalists and singers, coupled with a sense of theatre, invested this superb music with great emotional intensity.’ The Age Melbourne Recital Centre acknowledges the people of the Kulin nation on whose land this concert is being presented. PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT PARTNER SOUTHBANK SERIES LEADERSHIP CIRCLE ANDREW & THERESEA DYER MAJLIS PTY LTD MARIA SOLA.

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