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St Cecilia Patron Saint of Music

22 November is St Cecilia’s day.  She was a Roman noblewoman, believed to have lived in the third century and Christian martyr.  Her feast day has been celebrated in the Christian church since the fourth century.   During the middle…

Looking back – looking forward…

In the dark days of November 1828 Franz Schubert’s short life came to an end.  Schubert – a composer whose extraordinary gift for melody delighted the Viennese concertgoing public in the early romantic era – still enthrals us today with…

No-vember

No sun — no moon!No morn — no noon —No dawn — no dusk — no proper time of day.No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease,No comfortable feel in any member.No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,No fruits, no…

September Successes

September successes for Fiori Musicali

So much is going on for Fiori just now. Glorious packed concerts at Fawsley and Paulerspury on beautiful autumn evenings (not many of those this month!).

Fiori’s guide to the Opera!

You won’t just get sparkling quality music with a Fiori performance. Oh no!

To give you even more of a sense of occasion, boss lady Penelope Rapson recounts the history of the composers, their music and the times in which it was created.