Cantate e Strumente - Baroque Music Concerts from Balmain, Sydney - Recorder, Barqoue Flute, Harpsichord, Strings and Vocals

18th Century Music for 21st Century Audiences

Upcoming Concerts
Sunday Sept 5th 2010 2:30 pm: Christ Church, Lavender Bay, Cnr Lavender St and Walker St. $15/$10 conc

Sunday Sept 12th 2010 2:00 pm: Clontarf Cottage, Wallace 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, Frank Tamsitt - 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.

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.