"The accompaniment by Fiori Musicali ranges from single lute to full classical orchestra and is unfailingly stylish."
(International Record Review) "Fiori Musicali, under Penelope Rapson’s careful direction, fields a small but able body of period instrumentalists, whose careful punctuation and sensitive interaction with the soloist make for a rewarding coherence." (Robin Stowell for The Strad) |
Fiori Musicali are one of the main providers of classical and early music concerts outside London.
Founded by artistic director Dr Penelope Rapson, Fiori perform to many thousands of music lovers across the region annually, showcasing some of today's finest baroque specialists and helping to raise funds for communities and charitable causes. They appear in many formats - as a chamber ensemble, as a choir, and as a nationally recognised orchestra - always capturing something of how the music first sounded, in concerts ranging from late renaissance to early romantic and beyond.
Fiori Musicali have a number of acclaimed CDs in the catalogues, including first performances in modern times of music that has been hidden away in archives for centuries. The group has a residency with the National Trust at the Dryden family seat at Canons Ashby, where Fiori's professional musicians and others from the local community take part in open rehearsals, concerts, and traditional choral services at the ancient Priory Church.
Fiori Musicali also have a residency at Sulgrave Manor (ancestral home of the Washington family) with a regular concert series there throughout the year. Fiori are part of Northamptonshire's Strategic Arts Network and have a delivery partnership with the Northamptonshire Music and Performing Arts Trust and their young musicians. Fiori Musicali work regularly with soprano Grace Davidson and have also revived the 17th-century tradition of celebrating the Feast of St Cecilia, patron saint of music, in the City of London. These events, described by The Telegraph as "The Glyndebourne of the City" take place each year around 22 November.
Founded by artistic director Dr Penelope Rapson, Fiori perform to many thousands of music lovers across the region annually, showcasing some of today's finest baroque specialists and helping to raise funds for communities and charitable causes. They appear in many formats - as a chamber ensemble, as a choir, and as a nationally recognised orchestra - always capturing something of how the music first sounded, in concerts ranging from late renaissance to early romantic and beyond.
Fiori Musicali have a number of acclaimed CDs in the catalogues, including first performances in modern times of music that has been hidden away in archives for centuries. The group has a residency with the National Trust at the Dryden family seat at Canons Ashby, where Fiori's professional musicians and others from the local community take part in open rehearsals, concerts, and traditional choral services at the ancient Priory Church.
Fiori Musicali also have a residency at Sulgrave Manor (ancestral home of the Washington family) with a regular concert series there throughout the year. Fiori are part of Northamptonshire's Strategic Arts Network and have a delivery partnership with the Northamptonshire Music and Performing Arts Trust and their young musicians. Fiori Musicali work regularly with soprano Grace Davidson and have also revived the 17th-century tradition of celebrating the Feast of St Cecilia, patron saint of music, in the City of London. These events, described by The Telegraph as "The Glyndebourne of the City" take place each year around 22 November.