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Early Modern Parisian Soundscapes

 

Pont Neuf
Street songs
Paris
viol
Jonathan Rees
Nicholas Hammond
Badinage
Katie Bray

Festival of IdeasVoice of the Bridge, written and performed by Jonathan Rees, 2-3pm October 19th 2019

Introduction by Nicholas Hammond

The stones of the Pont Neuf in Paris sing their seventeenth-century past as the beating heart of the city and nation. Join us for a free performance of original street songs of gossip, protest and scandal, high baroque music, and words by contemporary writers.

Date: 
Saturday, 19 October, 2019 - 14:00 to 15:00
Contact name: 
Nick Hammond
Contact email: 
Event location: 
Robin Orr Recital Room, 11 West Road, Cambridge