Paris: Convent Divas
Musica Secreta
Katharine Hawnt, Elizabeth Dobbin and Deborah Roberts sopranos; Alison Kinder viol; Claire Williams
organ
Celestial Sirens
Brighton Festival Youth Choir; Esther Jones BFYC director
Deborah Roberts director
In an age when a high proportion of girls were packed off to convents, music was an overriding compensation. Convent choirs were legendary, as were some of their greatest singers. Ethereal and sensuous music written for the nuns of Paris’s most fashionable con
£16 (£14 conc) from www.bremf.org.uk (no fee for e-tickets) or from the Dome Box Office 01273 709 709 (£2.50 fee); £5 (restricted view) on door only
St Paul’s Church, West Street, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 2RE
Sun 2 Nov 2014