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Image: The Viola da Gamba Player by Bernardo Strozzi (edited)
An extraordinary gathering of female artists from the past, present and future of music performance.
Van Diemen’s Band is breaking new ground in Australia and exemplifying an innovative mindset within baroque music-making.
Van Diemen’s Band (VDB) is indisputably one of the jewels of the Lutruwita/Tasmanian arts scene. Already positioned as one of Australia’s top chamber orchestras, VDB’s recordings are making an impression internationally. Artistic Director and leading Baroque violinist Julia Fredersdorff has assembled an ensemble of artists from across the globe for Heroines, a cross-genre celebration of female composers from the Baroque and contemporary eras.
Works by little-known Baroque composers including Barbara Strozzi, Francesca Caccini and Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre are performed alongside new works by Australian composers Biddy Connor and Alice Chance and Icelandic composer María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir. The VDB line-up includes London-based soprano Lotte Betts-Dean, renowned new/early music violin specialist Lizzy Welsh, and distinguished visiting French harpsichordist Aline Zylberajch. The inter-disciplinary project features a VDB commission from experimental filmmaker Hanna Chetwin.
Queen Victoria Art Gallery at Royal Park
Book tickets online here
Duration: 60 Minutes
This event is in collaboration with Ten Days on the Island 2023.
Artistic Director, Co-producer – Julia Fredersdorff
Mezzo-Soprano – Lotte Betts-Dean
Violin – Lizzy Welsh
Viola da gamba – Laura Vaughan
Harp – Hannah Lane
Harpsichord – Aline Zylberajch
Art Gallery at Royal Park, 2 Wellington Street, Launceston, 7250, View Map
2 Wellington Street , Launceston 7250
FULL PRICE: $40 | CONCESSION: $35