Sunday, 29th June – 3pm
Crediton Parish Church
Afternoon tea available

The Portrait Players

‘The New Lyre – Songs by 17th Century Italian Women’ and works by Monteverdi

Described in its debut concert as ‘beguiling’, The Portrait Players is an all-female trio featuring Claire Ward (soprano), Kristiina Watt (theorbo/lute) and Miriam Nohl (cello/viola da gamba).The ensemble made its debut at St. Martin-in-the-fields in autumn 2023 in a recital hosted by City Music Foundation. Further concerts include performances at Brighton Early Music Festival, Amersham Festival, Surrey Hills International Music Festival, St. Pancras Clock Tower, Northumbria University, Barts’ Great Hall in the City of London, New College Oxford, The Workshop Series Lewes, University College Oxford, and collaborations with Opera Prelude in London and Henley.

Upcoming engagements for 2024-2025 season include recitals at Handel Hendrix House, London and Stoller Hall, Manchester, as well as the launch of the Louise Labé Song Project, expanding the trio’s popular programme ‘Les Femmes Illustres‘ with a contemporary song cycle by composer Clare Elton.

Concert kindly supported by the Philip and Dorothy Green Young Artists Trust