Consort Musicke vzw - Hathor Consort - Belgium

The Hathor Consort – named after Hathor, a mother goddess from Egyptian mythology – was founded in 2012 by Romina Lischka. Under her artistic direction, the consort devotes itself to Renaissance and Baroque music in which a string ensemble of viols takes centre
stage. Hathor Consort connects this refined chamber music repertoire of European origin with early and contemporary music from other continents, and with contemporary classical music and electronics. In multidisciplinary and intercultural concert forms, Hathor wishes to connect voices with each other. Interweaving music and image into poetic, multifaceted stories that resonate today. Performances are like meeting places where traditions inspire each other and where the aural and visual merge into one multimedia narrative.

Barbara Strozzi (1619 - 1677) was said to be “the most prolific composer - male or female - of printed secular vocal music” in Venice in the mid-17th century. She published eight volumes of her own music, and had more music in print than any other composer of the time. Her music, steeped in emotion and dramatic eloquence, balances between intimate outpourings 

and virtuoso outbursts. 

Fittingly, two star sopranos—Dorothee Mields and Hana Blažíková—join the Hathor Consort to breathe new life into her music. Together, they craft a five-part musical portrait that captures the depth and brilliance of Strozzi’s art.