Sirinu

The group takes its name from the Andean word for the treacherous water spirits who both inspire and ensnare mortals with the music of their springs and waterfalls. In European mythology, the same universal idea surfaces in the tale of the Sirens, who lure sailors to their doom by the beauty of their singing. Sirinu was adopted by the group as a symbol of the convergence of the different myths and musics from both the Old World and the New Worlds that characterises the Renaissance and Medieval periods in which Siirnu specialise.

`Sirinu brought the house down at the South Bank’ (The Independent)

`Formidably qualified, multi-talented, full of energy…excellent and hugely enjoyable’ (Early Music Review)

`This review is but a pallid reflection of this concert experience’ (La Paz, Bolivia)

`This brilliant synthesis of scholarship, musicianship, vivacity of performance’ (Early Music News)

`The Festival took flight with Sirinu’s performance’ (Voix du Nord, France)