The Garden of Love

Following its acclaimed program of cantatas at the 2018 festival, Canberra's Ad Hoc Baroque returns to celebrate springtime with a superb cantata by Alessandro Scarlatti, "Il Giardino d'Amore" ("The Garden of Love"). This tells the story of the goddess Venus and the love-stricken shepherd boy Adonis. Scored for recorder, trumpet and strings, its duets and arias are full of musical variety, evocative descriptions of nature, and emotional feeling. Also including a delightful recorder concerto by Scarlatti, this program captures a wonderful evening's entertainment as enjoyed by princes and cardinals in Rome around 1700.

Adhoc Baroque
Greta Claringbould - Soprano
Maartje Sevenster - Alto
Barbara Jane Gilby and Jack Chenoweth - Violin 1
Pip Thompson and Matthew Witney - Violin 2
Rachel Johnston - Cello
Holly Downes - Double bass
Robyn Mellor, - Recorder
Justin Lingard Trumpet
Peter Young Harpsichord and direction