I am back in Utrecht again, and to the winter it seems, considering the 40ºC average during past weekend in Toledo, where Concerto delle Dame performed our selection of music by female composers, Del convento a la corte. After the last experience, Toledo was extremely nice: we had to  deal with the wind in some moments, ok, but  it was still soft, we had full attendance in both concerts, the harpsichord (a Grimaldi 1697 by Rafael Marijuán) had a nice round sound and lots of projection (what  in outdoors concerts is a blessing), the people in the Museo de Santa Cruz were so kind… if we add that David could scape for a day from Madrid and that I met some friends I did not see for long time, then the weekend was perfect.

In two weeks, the next stop of the Antiqva 2009 tour will be Palma de Mallorca, although Concerto delle Dame won’t be there because of lack of availability of some of us. I, concretely, will enjoy the city of Pamplona where the first edition of an academy and fringe festival on early music will take place.