Musica Secreta (co-directors Deborah Roberts and Laurie Stras) brings together some of the finest solo and ensemble singers and continuo players in the world to perform an exciting and newly emerging repertoire; music for female vocal ensemble. We present programmes that illustrate the many faces of women musicians in the 16th and 17th centuries: courtiers, courtesans and even cloistered nuns.
LATEST NEWS
Sacred Hearts, Secret Music is our new CD, the result of a collaboration with novelist Sarah Dunant. Watch here for news of the releases of both the novel and the CD.
Alessandro Grandi: Motetti a cinque voci (1614) has won the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women's award for Best Arts and Media Project 2007.
Workshops for Choirs
An experienced and internationally respected choral conductor and coach, Deborah is available for workshops with choirs and ensembles - both mixed-voice and all-female - who wish to explore the rich (and vast) repertoire of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. For more details, see our Education pages, or contact us directly.
TESSA BONNER
It is with great sadness that we report the death of our beloved friend and colleague, Tessa Bonner, on 31 December, 2008. We are supremely grateful that she gave so much of her energy and talent to Musica Secreta, and she is deeply, sorely missed.
Tessa's family have issued a statement, which can be found here.