On the Breath of Angels features Czech soprano Hana Blažíková, famed cornetto player Bruce Dickey and The Breathtaking Collective.
From the mid-16th century into the 18th, the cornetto was frequently depicted in art as an instrument of angels – paintings, sculptures, and engravings abound in which the cornetto takes a prominent place among the choirs of angelic musicians.
The connection with angels in this programme is the inspiration for a musical journey from 1600 to the present day, exploring how the cornetto and the human voice can interact, imitate each other, and entwine musically.
Works by illustrious 17th-century composers Francesco Cavalli and Giacomo Carissimi will be heard next to works by early 20th-century French composer Erik Satie and contemporary composers Ivan Moody and Julian Wachner.
