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Sypert Early Music concert: Anna Stegmann & Corina Marti

Performance / concert
Concerts at the University
Reid School of Music
Two musicians, one holds their recorder and smiles to the camera, the other walks to a harpsichord that's lying on its side.

Silent Speech: Ganassi's Vision of the Human Voice

Music in the 16th century was closely connected to the human voice, even when played on instruments. The art of diminution, ornamenting a simple line, allowed performers to shape music with expression and individuality. In La Fontegara (1535), Silvestro Ganassi presents the recorder not just as an instrument, but as a means of speech, capable of expressing a variety of nuances through grances and diminutions. In his treatise, diminutions become more than decoration—they are gestures of rhetoric, bringing lines to life. 

Anna Stegmann (recorder) and Corina Marti (harpsichord)

Tickets £23 / £20 (senior citizens) / £8 students, children and unwaged. Please book via Eventbrite. Tickets may be purchased on the door, subject to availability.

Event details

13 Jun '26
19:30 - 21:30
Join us for the Sypert Summer Concert Series 2026.
Saint Cecilias Hall, 50 Niddry Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1LG
Anna Stegmann & Corina Marti
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Concerts at the University

Every semester, a series of concerts are held at University venues as well as other venues around the city. Many of these concerts, particularly those held at lunchtime, are free to attend.