# LIFEM26: Ensemble Inventio

LIFEM26: Ensemble Inventio at Blackheath Halls, Wednesday 11 November 2026, 19:00.

- Price: £20–30
- Venue: Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, SE3 9RQ London
- With: Ensemble Inventio
- Get tickets: https://www.blackheathhalls.com/whats-on/book/?bookevent=5179
- Go to page: https://www.blackheathhalls.com/whats-on/lifem26-ensemble-inventio/

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A 75-minute concert of motets, chansons, dances and improvisations from the court of Marguerite of Austria, one of the most powerful women of her age, who kept her own court in Mechelen with a chapel choir of leading composers. It is performed by Ensemble Inventio, an improvising renaissance wind ensemble directed by Ian Harrison, a virtuoso player of the shawm, cornett and bagpipes. The programme draws on Marguerite's library, including manuscripts of polyphonic music and one of the first surviving collections of dance music with choreographies. The concert is included in the LIFEM Festival Pass.

## Dates

- Wednesday 11 November 19:00 — Blackheath Halls

Written by a model, sources: [blackheathhalls.com](https://www.blackheathhalls.com/whats-on/lifem26-ensemble-inventio/)

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