Westminster Community Concerts – Fyvie Hall

Palisander, Early Music Ensemble – Friday 16 June, 5:30pm

Palisander is made up of four talented recorder players: Tabea Debus, Caoimhe de Paor, Miriam Monaghan and Lydia Gosnell. The quartet’s refreshing and unique compositions have seen them compete and win many prestigious competitions both in the UK and abroad.

At the concert in Fyvie Hall, Palisander are playing their programme Divorced, Beheaded, Died. While this programme’s repertoire centres on one specific period: Early Tudor England, Palisander’s signature blend of movement, spoken word, additional percussion and singing combine to create a unique historical concert experience.

Divorced, Beheaded, Died follows the unfortunate stories of the women behind the rhyme: Henry VIII’s six wives. It includes music written for, inspired by and curated by these Queens, alongside historical accounts of the role music played in their lives.

The repertoire includes historically informed performance practice from the golden age of consort writing, alongside sensitive bespoke arrangements for recorders, bringing Tudor England to life.

Composers include Robert Fayrfax, John Taverner, Thomas Tallis, Henry VIII, alongside Traditional English songs.