Guts and Glory - Heroic music for strings, trumpets and drums

Spiritato!
Kinga Ujszaszi (leader)

Biber - Battalia a10
Schmelzer - Balletto a Cavallo
Vejvanovsky - Serenada per Chiesa et Camera
Fux - Partita Turcaria

'High-quality entertainment' BBC Radio 3

Pioneering period instrument ensemble Spiritato return to St John’s to launch their most ambitious project to date. 'Lead vivaciously by violinist Kinga Ujszaszi' (The Times) the ensemble presents music inspired by the imagery of battle in an age of heroism and chivalry.

Featuring works by Biber and Schmelzer, the ensemble will blend the martial sound of trumpets and drums with inventive and reflective pieces for strings – a showcase of all the pomp and majesty of an Imperial Court at the height of its powers.

From Fux’s vibrant depiction of the siege of Vienna, to the taverns and gun-shots of Biber’s famous Battalia, we explore the transformation of the noise of battle into glorious Art music.