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Early Modern Parisian Soundscapes

 
  • 02Dec

    We are delighted to announce the publication of a new book that comes directly from this project: Nicholas Hammond's The Powers of Sound and Song in Early Modern Paris is published by Penn State University Press.

  • 19Oct

    Come join us for this exciting event on the 19th October.Festival of Ideas

  • 19Oct

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

  • 29Jun

    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 performance of original street songs of gossip, protest and scandal, high baroque music, and words by contemporary writers.

  • 19Dec

     

  • 26Oct

    Placard Theatre Théâtre à écriteaux John Romey

  • 05Dec

    A very successful lecture-recital was given by Nick Hammond with Badinage (members of Ars eloquentiae) before a large and enthusiastic audience in Cambridge on 26th November 2015 to mark the 300th anniversary of Louis XIV's death. Go to "Performances" to hear the most recent recordings by Ars eloquentiae.

  • 26Nov

    Singing the King's Death: lecture recital commemorating the 300th anniversary of Louis XIV's death.