Our Autumn term series of lectures will focus on Italian Baroque, with a special Christmas themed session to close the term.
Following an ‘Edutainment’ model, each episode aims to be a fascinating yet digestible exploration of the innovative, inspiring and occasionally bonkers world of Baroque music. 

Told with a mixture of sincerity and humour by music historian and professional Baroque Violinist, Emma-Marie Kabanova, we will examine musical ideas from the Baroque period, putting the music into its social, political and artistic context. Listeners will learn about the lives and music of the composers that helped define the style of the era. We will discover the musical instruments and compositional quirks of the period that will help them aurally to identify Baroque music.

Each episode will feature lively discussions, plenty of musical excerpts and live performance. The lectures are suitable for all, with or without musical experience or prior knowledge of Baroque music.