The Marian Consort presents a visual and aural feast featuring some of the greatest painters and composers of the Renaissance.

This visual music project vividly reveals how Renaissance art is full of sound. Angels sing out from altarpieces, ancient gods and goddesses compete in musical contests, and music provides an essential backdrop to sensuous, amorous encounters. New music by Barbara Monk Feldman provides a contemporary meditation on the experience of viewing art.

Performances

Victoria & Albert Museum, London 19 April 2024

Wiltshire Music Centre 11 October 2024

Gulbenkian Arts Centre, Canterbury 27 October 2024


Featuring music by:

Josquin des Prez, Guillaume Dufay, Johannes Brassart, John Dunstaple, Heinrich Isaac, Philippe Verdelot and a specially-commissioned work by Barbara Monk Feldman

Featuring art by:

Gentile da Fabriano, Luca della Robbia, Fra Angelico and Taddeo Crivelli

Creative Team

Sarah Anne Champion mezzo-soprano

Rory McCleery counter-tenor, music director

Will Wright, Ed Woodhouse tenor

Jon Stainsby bass

Kristiina Watt lute

Professor Tim Shephard academic lead

Seeing through Sound is supported by the University of Sheffield


The Marian Consort is actively seeking touring opportunities for this programme. If you’re interested in presenting Seeing through Sound, please contact us.