solo/duo/trio full ensemble: Nancy Hadden renaissance and baroque flutes with Lucy Carolan harpsichord Lucas Harris lute/theorbo Erin Headley viola da gamba Zephyrus Flutes: Renaissance flute consort with Nancy Hadden, Elizabeth Walker, Rachel Latham, Keith McGowan

‘A Perfect Blend of Sounds’ - so the French baroque composer Michel de la Barre said of the flute accompanied by theorbo, viola da gamba and harpsichord. Nancy Hadden and her colleagues have put French music at the heart of their repertoire, but they also tour with a wide range of programmes, both renaissance and baroque. For programme suggestions see the website. In twenty-five years on the concert platform Nancy Hadden has played for most of the major music festivals throughout Europe, North America and Japan. She is ‘a virtuoso on renaissance and baroque flutes’ Musick Magazine. Her solo and chamber music recordings number over fifty, including several Gramophone award nominations and Critic’s Choice awards.

‘Compelling performances and effortless virtuosity … This is playing that lingers in the memory.’ BBC Music Magazine

Sample Programme:

La Flute Royalle - Music from two royal flute playing courts, Paris and Berlin Michel de la Barre, Michel Blavet, Francois Couperin, C P E Bach, Ernst Gottlieb Baron, J A Hasse

Education:

Lecture demonstrations on early flutes; masterclasses and coaching on renaissance and baroque repertoire; The Edinburgh Early Flute Course - every summer

Recordings:

Numerous ASV, Hyperion, Chandos, BMG, CRD; forthcoming (CRD):
Musikalischer Seelen-lust, chamber motets from North Germany by Schutz, Schein, Michael

Performances:

Jan 07 Vienna, Austria
Feb 07 Strasbourg, France
May 07 Barcelona, Spain, ‘Festival de Musica
Antiga Barcelona’

Contact:

Nancy Hadden, 17 Chalton Drive,
London N2 0QW

Tel: 020 8209 9671

Email: nancy@nhadden.freeserve.co.uk Website: www.nancyhadden.co.uk