19.11.2025 Hyperbaroque

Vocalist Ilaria Crociani and multi-instrumentalist Mirko Guerrini expand their celebrated exploration of Baroque sound and contemporary improvisation, joined this time by visionary collaborators Niko Schäuble (drums) and Ashley Ballat (trumpet & electronic sound design).

At the heart of this project remains the same fearless mission: to illuminate the deep kinship between Baroque expression and modern improvisation. Arias by Monteverdi, Strozzi, and Purcell are not simply interpreted—they are set free to breathe, pulse, and shimmer in a new sonic world where ornamentation meets groove, counterpoint meets electronic resonance, and history meets invention.

The introduction of drums marks a bold evolution of the original ensemble, opening new rhythmic horizons, heightening interplay, and pushing the dialogue into strikingly visceral territory. The result is a performance where elegance and daring walk hand in hand, and the emotional power of the past becomes thrillingly contemporary.

This is Baroque in motion: rediscovered, reimagined, and intensely alive.

Performers:

• Ilaria Crociani – voice

• Mirko Guerrini – keys, winds, sound design

• Ashley Ballat – trumpet, sound design

• Niko Schäuble – drums, sound design

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