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Patrick Brannigan @patrickjmb.bsky.social · 13h

Georgia Mann on #BBCradio3 has @musicasecreta.bsky.social new album as Album of the Week. Yesterday she quoted from the @lauriestras.bsky.social article about the source www.gramophone.co.uk/blogs/articl...

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Laurie Stras @lauriestras.bsky.social · 1d

Up to London (last early am SWR?) to do Woman’s Hour. I have Deborah the Nano-Nun to give me courage. Who knew I could find new depths of performance anxiety at my age 🤣🤣🤣
(We named her Deborah because she looks like she’s flipping the bird, and it made us all laugh and remember our dear friend)

A pair of legs in black jeans, and red flowery boots. A leopard print rucksack with a sunflower lanyard is to the right. On the knees is a tiny knitted amiguri nun.

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Laurie Stras @lauriestras.bsky.social · 2d

Don’t forget to listen into Essential Classics right now and every morning this week to hear a different track from Ricordanze every day! Album of the Week!
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

BBC Sounds - Essential Classics - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of Essential Classics on BBC Sounds.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 5d

Hey hey it's #BandcampFriday everyone and our new album is just right here, right now, celebrating women and music, and you just KNOW you want to order it today!!

musicasecreta.bandcamp.com/album/ricord...

Ricordanze: a record of love, by Musica Secreta

31 track album

musicasecreta.bandcamp.com

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Catherine Pope @cjpope.bsky.social · 5d

Sigh. ....Guess I'll just have to keep fighting sexism by listening to #nuntastic @musicasecreta.bsky.social on the loud setting...

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 5d

Hey hey it's #BandcampFriday everyone and our new album is just right here, right now, celebrating women and music, and you just KNOW you want to order it today!!

musicasecreta.bandcamp.com/album/ricord...

Ricordanze: a record of love, by Musica Secreta

31 track album

musicasecreta.bandcamp.com

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Laurie Stras @lauriestras.bsky.social · 6d

More of Jo Carpenter's PR sorcery - this time, securing a blog on the Gramophone website, with pictures of the #nuntastic archival stuff... www.gramophone.co.uk/blogs/articl...

Unearthing the Musical Secrets of a Renaissance Convent

Laurie Stras on the thrill of archival discovery, the women behind the Biffoli-Sostegni manuscript, and the music that inspired Ricordanze: A Record of Love

www.gramophone.co.uk

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 6d

Our domination of the airwaves continues with Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4, 10am on Tuesday 7 October. Join us then!

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 6d

Well, yesterday was a lot of fun! Listen again here. A few audible gasps when Petroc Trelawney announced that Ricordanze will be Album of the Week on Essential Classics next week, plus a fair helping of muffled and not so muffled giggles.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, Live classical performance and interviews

Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 6d

There was much giggling off mic, mostly because of @emilyscartoons.bsky.social . We did, in fact, have a brief “quaaaa”

Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 7d

Soundcheck with nano-nun, a relic from yarnbombing Latitude Festival in 2011. #nuntastic #BBC #InTune

A group of five women standing behind microphones and music stands and a sixth woman at a small chest organ. The studio is lit in purple and salmon, the floor is a herringbone parquet.

A close up of a small knitted nun on the music desk of the chest organ.

A group of five women standing behind microphones and music stands. The woman on the far left is playing a lute .

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Laurie Stras @lauriestras.bsky.social · 7d

Been at the BBC. And, uh, this happened. Holy cow.

The running order of a radio programme (BBC Radio 3 In Tune) with the announcer’s script: “new album Ricordanze out today on Lucky Music … it will be album of the week next week on Essential Classics…”

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 7d

We had so much fun. There was a lot of off-mic giggling.

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 7d

Soundcheck with nano-nun, a relic from yarnbombing Latitude Festival in 2011. #nuntastic #BBC #InTune

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Kate Arnold @dulcimerkate.bsky.social · 7d

I've just been listening to this new album by @musicasecreta.bsky.social and it has stopped me in my tracks. A feast for the ears and for the soul! Hugely recommended!

Laurie Stras @lauriestras.bsky.social · 7d

Up early to make sure I don’t miss the first airplay from our new album on #BBC #Radio3 breakfast. Thank you @leverhulme.ac.uk for making this particular dream come true! musicasecreta.org/product/rico...

Ricordanze - a record of love - Musica Secreta

Preorder the download album from our shop on Bandcamp.

musicasecreta.org

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 7d

Suor Scholastica has her say.

Laurie Stras @lauriestras.bsky.social · 7d

n the wildest oversharing yet, Jo, our amazing PR, arranged for me to do an interview with the Crosseyed Pianist's Meet the Artist series. Lots of love for all my frolleagues here, but otherwise it's hilarious.
meettheartist.online/2025/09/30/l...

Laurie Stras, musician & music director

‘Find ways to make music with other people at every opportunity’

meettheartist.online

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Leonie V. Hicks @lvhicks.bsky.social · 7d

Ooo! @musicasecreta.bsky.social and @lauriestras.bsky.social on Radio 3 Breakfast and you can hear them on In Tune later today. Do listen.

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Laurie Stras @lauriestras.bsky.social · 7d

Up early to make sure I don’t miss the first airplay from our new album on #BBC #Radio3 breakfast. Thank you @leverhulme.ac.uk for making this particular dream come true! musicasecreta.org/product/rico...

Ricordanze - a record of love - Musica Secreta

Preorder the download album from our shop on Bandcamp.

musicasecreta.org

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 8d

Sending out the pre-orders. 📮📮💌Tomorrow’s the big day - our #nuntastic eleventh CD released on the world!

A yellow paper envelope on a black black granite worktop. Just inserted into the envelope it’s a CD. The title of the CD is Ricordanze, by Musica Secreta.

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Laurie Stras @lauriestras.bsky.social · 9d

Also, give @emilyscartoons.bsky.social your money. Invest in your wellbeing. Looking at you #TeamNun teamsters.

Emily McGovern @emilyscartoons.bsky.social · 9d

patreon.com/emilyscartoons

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Laurie Stras @lauriestras.bsky.social · 9d

This week I am mostly about the nuns (JOIN US on Wednesday on Radio 3 In Tune for the launch of our #nuntastic new album!) so I am here for this.

We're rehearsing this afternoon. We may sing "qua."

Emily McGovern @emilyscartoons.bsky.social · 9d

(Nun speaks to Giant Walrus)
Agatha. Agatha spitt it out. Agatha
(Walrus spits out penguin wearing wimple)
(Nun slaps penguin)
Consort NOTTE with the Wallruss
Ten Hail Marys and NO SUPPERE
(Walrus thumps away, penguin grumbles)

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 10d

Three more days to wait, and our new album Ricordanze will grace the airwaves and the internet! In the meantime, here's a comprehensive interview with Robert Hugill to pique your curiosity about our #nuntastic project. www.planethugill.com/2025/09/one-...

One little book sitting in a convent: Laurie Stras introduces the background to Musica Secreta's new recording of music from the Biffoli-Sostegni manuscript

One little book sitting in a convent - interview: Laurie Stras introduces Musica Secreta's disc of music from the Biffoli-Sostegni manuscript

www.planethugill.com

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 10d

To celebrate the launch of our 11th album, *for this week only* if you buy a copy from our shop, you'll get an extra 25% off any of our other CDs on top of our normal 15% discount. That's 15% of your copy of Ricordanze and 40% off up to 5 other CDs. It's #nuntastic!
musicasecreta.org/product/rico...

Ricordanze - a record of love - Musica Secreta

Preorder the download album from our shop on Bandcamp.

musicasecreta.org

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 10d

To celebrate the launch of our 11th album, *for this week only* if you buy a copy from our shop, you'll get an extra 25% off any of our other CDs on top of our normal 15% discount. That's 15% of your copy of Ricordanze and 40% off up to 5 other CDs. It's #nuntastic!
musicasecreta.org/product/rico...

Ricordanze - a record of love - Musica Secreta

Preorder the download album from our shop on Bandcamp.

musicasecreta.org

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 10d

Three more days to wait, and our new album Ricordanze will grace the airwaves and the internet! In the meantime, here's a comprehensive interview with Robert Hugill to pique your curiosity about our #nuntastic project. www.planethugill.com/2025/09/one-...

One little book sitting in a convent: Laurie Stras introduces the background to Musica Secreta's new recording of music from the Biffoli-Sostegni manuscript

One little book sitting in a convent - interview: Laurie Stras introduces Musica Secreta's disc of music from the Biffoli-Sostegni manuscript

www.planethugill.com

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 13d

We're glad your heart is soaring! the music makes our hearts soar, too!❣️

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