Starting off the festivities with music of international trade and globalisation – in the heart of the historical city! For two and a half centuries, between 1564 and 1815, the Manila galleons brought luxury goods such as spices and porcelains to America in exchange for silver, fostering cultural exchanges that shaped the identities and culturesContinue reading “Melakan ReSonance | Manila Galleon”
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Darts of Love
This 24th June, Singapore’s leading Early Music Ensemble ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ returns to Melaka once again! Singing love songs, madrigals and choruses of the Renaissance with historically informed instrumentation such as viols, lute and guitar, and recorders. Come join us for an evening of passionate music under the awe-inspiring arches of iconic Christ Church. Get ticketsContinue reading “Darts of Love”
Media Vita: Songs of Plague, Healing, and Mortality
Current affairs and crises inevitably find expression and reflection in the arts. In premodern Europe, epidemics and wars were common, and the Black Death or bubonic plague was perhaps the most feared of all, being responsible for some 100 million deaths between 1375 and 1475. In our time of a global pandemic, it is fascinatingContinue reading “Media Vita: Songs of Plague, Healing, and Mortality”
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