Cantate e Strumente

18th Century Music for 21st Century Audiences

Upcoming Concerts

Sunday Nov 20th 2011 2:00 pm: St Augustines Church, Eaton St, Balmain $15/$10 conc

Cantate e Strumente is a 5 piece baroque band, based in Balmain, Sydeny, Australia. The lineup is Amanda Muir - baroque flute and soprano vocal, Emily Palethorpe - cello, James Palethorpe - violin, Jassen Rosen - harpsichord and Tony Eyers on recorder. We do around 3 recitals every year, each one involves around 6 weeks of rehearsal.

We sound like this.

and this

We play mostly early 18th century music, and play at baroque pitch, which is a semitone lower than modern pitch. The music actually sounds better at this pitch, and it is also much easier for the singers! We have a harpsichord, as shown in the photos. The instrument sort of a cross between a piano and a guitar, as the strings are plucked each time a key is pressed.

Please contact us to find out about upcoming concerts.