From Handel to Hollywood

Timeless Baroque music which features in film scores, including “Master and Commander”, “Pride and Prejudice”, “The English Patient”, “Farinelli”, “Shine”, “Tous les matins du Monde”, and “Boogie Nights”! Baroque music captures every mood and has been used to great effect in many memorable screen moments, from the elegance of Henry Purcell’s melodies heard in the Pride and Prejudice soundtrack, to the swaggering strumming of Boccherini’s “La Musica Notturna” in Master and Commander.

Arioso Chamber Ensemble brings together the talents and experience of leading specialists in Baroque performance. Aiming to present high quality Historically Informed engaging performances, they regularly perform in festivals and concerts from Maryborough to Armidale. Arioso artists: Judit Molnár (soprano), Margaret Caley (baroque violin), Frank Fodor (baroque viola), Janet Brewer (harpsichord) and Shannon Scheltema (viola da gamba), have a passion for bringing baroque music to a wider audience through their performances.