Invincible! 17th-Century Nuns Sing of Virgins and Martyrs

Invincible! 17th-Century Nuns Sing of Virgins and Martyrs


Wednesday, April 26, 2017   

8:00 pm
Winifred Smith Hall

 

Please also join us for a lecture/demonstration at 12:00 pm in Winifred Smith Hall.

Cappella Artemisia, an internationally recognized female ensemble based in Italy, performs motets dedicated to great women of the Church, including Cristina of Bologna, Catherine of Alexandria, and Ursula with her 11,000 virgins, composed by and for 17th-century Italian nuns whose disembodied, angelic voices resounded from within the cloister.

Free admission. Open to the public.

Jointly sponsored by UCI Illuminations and the Department of Music

Dates: 
Wednesday Apr 26, 2017, 8:00 pm
Wednesday Apr 26, 2017, 12:00 pm