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Tuesday 19 December 2023 at 6:30pm
University Church of St Mary the Virgin
High Street Oxford OX1 4BJ
Instruments of Time & Truth
New College Choir
Robert Quinney Director
Join New College Choir and IT&T for a performance of parts I, II, and III of J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio in the beautiful surroundings of Oxford’s University Church
Sunday 17 December 2023 at 7pm
ITURBI HALL, Palau de la Música, Valencia, Spain
Georg Friedrich Handel – The Messiah, HWW 56
Louise Alder, soprano
Christine Rice, contralto
Nicholas Mulroy, tenor
Matthew Brook, baritone
THE ENGLISH CONCERT CHOIR & ORCHESTRA
Harry Bicket, conductor
The British ensemble The English Concert Choir & Orchestra, conducted by Harry Bicket, will perform the famous oratorio “The Messiah” by Georg Friedrich Handel, one of the traditional events in the Valencian auditorium’s programme when Christmas approaches, which has been present since its inauguration in 1987 and which returns with force to the Sala Iturbi, after four years closed for refurbishment. Soprano Louise Alder, contralto Christine Rice, tenor Nicholas Mulroy and baritone Matthew Brook complete the vocal line-up of the programme. “Messiah” is a baroque masterpiece that reviews the life of Christ, with a simplicity and monumentality marked by the peculiar sonority of the orchestra and the use of the choirs. As in the famous “Hallelujah” before the end of the second part, in which the choir is accompanied by trumpets and timpani.
Sunday 10 December 2023 at 7pm
New College Chapel, Oxford
Instruments of Time and Truth
New College School Choral Society
New College School Chamber Choir
Thomas Neal Conductor
IT&T join the combined choirs of New College School for a festive feast of music, including J.S. Bach’s Cantata BWV 140 Wachet Auf! along with Haydn’s Missa Sancti Nicolai and Symphony No. 11 in E flat.
Saturday 9 Decemver 2023 at 7:30pm
Worcester Cathedral
Hallelujah! Handel’s glorious and much-loved oratorio, Messiah, returns to the magnificent, specially candlelit surroundings of Worcester Cathedral on Saturday 9 December 2023.
Accompanying the 140 voices of Worcester Festival Choral Society – one of England’s leading choirs of its kind – will be four of the UK’s most outstanding soloists and the superb Meridian Sinfonia Baroque orchestra, all under the baton of Worcester Cathedral’s director of music Samuel Hudson.
Soloists:
EMILIA MORTON – soprano
TOM LILBURN – countertenor
MATTHEW MINTER – tenor
JAMES OLDFIELD – bass baritone
Prices
Adults: £15.00
Adults: £22.00
Adults: £27.00
Sunday 3 December 2023 at 4pm
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Handel: Messiah
EX CATHEDRA Choir & Baroque Orchestra
Jeffrey Skidmore conductor
Margaret Lingas, Imogen Russell, Katie Trethewey soprano
Gabriella Liandu, Martha McLorinan, Anna Semple alto
Sebastian Hill, James Robinson, Bradley Smith tenor
Thomas Lowen, Themba Mvula, Lawrence White bass
The trumpet shall sound! We’re excited to revisit Handel’s thrilling masterpiece with a historically-informed performance that underscores the vitality and virtuosity of its much-loved choruses and arias – sung by our wonderful company of soloists.
Sunday 19 November 2023 at 11:15am and 3:15pm
Step Back in Time: Baroque Violin Mini Concert
Baroque Violin: Miki Takahashi
Programme
Jacob Van Eyck( 1599-1657)
Variations on ‘Wet zelmen op den Avond doen’ (what shall we do in the evening) from Der Fuyten lust-hof (The Flute’s Pleasure garden)
Johan Helmich Roman (1694-1758)
Assaggio for violin solo BeRI 303
J.S. Bach (1685-1750):
Partita for solo violin in D minor
Saraband
Gigue
G.P. Telemann:
Fantasy for violin solo in E flat Major TWV 40:20
Friday 10 November 2023 at 7:30pm
Cairns Church, 11 Buchanan St, Milngavie, Glasgow G62 8AW
The Cult of Corelli
Programme
Corelli: Violin So ata Op.5 No.1 in D Major
Handel: Quel fior che all’alba ride, HWV154
Handel: Prelude from Suite in Amajor, HWV 426
Handel: Flammende Rose, Zierde der Erden, HWV 210
Geminiani: Cello Sonata Op.5 No.2 in D minor
Corelli! Violin Sonata Op.5 No.11 in E minor
Alessandro Scarlatti: Dove fuggo? A che penso? H212
Geminiani & Wilson: Melody of Scots tunes and songs
Mhairi Lawson – soprano
Miki Takahashi – violin
Christopher Suckling – baroque cello
Jan Waterfield – harpsichord
Friday 3 November 2023 at 7:30pm
St. Martin in the Field Church, London
Bach, Handel and Vivaldi by Candlelight
Programme
Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor
Vivaldi – “Autumn” and “Winter” from The Four Seasons
Handel – Water Music Suite in F
Pachelbel – Canon in D
Bach – Air “on the G string”
Handel – Concerto grosso in Bb
Vivaldi – Concerto for Two Violins in A minor
Performers
The Baroque Chamber Orchestra of London
Miki Takahashi Violin
Sarah Moffat Violin
Friday 27 October 2023 at 7:30pm
St. Martin in the Field Church, London
Virtuoso Concertos by Candlelight
Programme
Bach – Brandenburg concerto No 4
Vivaldi – Recorder Concerto in C minor
Bach – Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons “Autumn”
Telemann – Recorder concerto in F
Vivaldi – Cello concerto in C minor
Performers
Feinstein Ensemble
Martin Feinstein Director/recorder
Miki Takahashi Violin
Christopher Suckling Cello
Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 September 2023 at 7pm
Temple Church, London
PURCELL: KING ARTHUR
Early Opera Company
Henry Purcell and John Dryden’s great English opera was first staged a stone’s throw from the Temple (at the Dorset Garden Theatre) in 1691. Purcell lavished upon Dryden’s libretto some of his most captivating music, including the famous Frost Scene and the ravishing aria Fairest Isle.
The story centres on Arthur’s endeavours to rescue his fiancée, the blind Cornish Princess Emmeline, who has been abducted by his arch-enemy, the Saxon King Oswald of Kent. We welcome one of the UK’s most exciting Baroque ensembles to Temple Church, for two concert performances of this Restoration spectacular.
Cast & creatives
Christian Curnyn director
Lindsay Duncan narrator
Mhairi Lawson soprano
Rowan Pierce soprano
Sam Boden tenor
Nick Pritchard tenor
Edward Grint bass-baritone
Saturday 23rd September 2023, 7.30pm at St Peter’s Church, Tiverton
Sunday 24 September 2023, 3pm at Dartington Hall
‘Concerto Heaven with Virtuoso Flutes’
A concert where the strings of Devon Baroque are joined by two outstanding soloists, Rachel Brown (baroque flute) and James Risdon (recorder), who offer their favourite concertos, joining forces for the riotous Telemann duo concerto.
Pierre Prowo: Trio sonata in C minor for recorder, flute and continuo.
See Concerts page for full programme.
Booking details for Tiverton.
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Thursday 21 September 2023 at 7pm
St. Martin in the Field Church, London
English Concert: Handel – Amadigi di Gaula
The noble Amadigi loves the beautiful Oriana – but when there’s a jealous sorceress in the frame, the course of true love never did run smooth. Handel’s extraordinary “magic opera” Amadigi di Gaula was the hit of the 1715 London season, brimming over with some of the young composer’s most imaginative and enjoyable music. The English Concert has been bringing Handel’s world to life for over five decades, and this concert performance – using period instruments as well as a vibrant cast of specialist singers – brings Amadigi back to the West End for a night of passion, magic and singing that’ll light up the sky.
Friday 15 September 2023 at 7:30pm
St. Martin in the Field Church, London
Virtuoso Showpieces by Candlelight
Programme
Vivaldi – Concerto for Two Violins and Cello in D minor
Handel – Concerto Grosso in Bb Op 6 no 7
Bach – Cello Concerto in A
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons “Summer”
Bach – Brandenburg concerto No 4
Telemann – Recorder concerto in C
Performers
The Feinstein Ensemble
Martin Feinstein Director/recorder
Catherine Manson Violin
Miki Takahashi Violin
Christopher Suckling Cello
Saturday 2 September 2023 at 7pm
St. Martin in the Field Church, London
Vivaldi The Four Seasons by Candlelight
Programme
Mozart – Divertimento No 1 in D
Pachelbel – Canon
Bach – Air “on the G String”
Vivaldi – Four Seasons
Performers
The Baroque Chamber Orchestra of London
Miki Takahashi Violin/director
Friday 25 August 2023 at 7pm
St. Martin in the Field Church, London
Bach, Handel and Vivaldi by candlelight
Programme
Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor
Handel – Water Music Suite in F
Vivaldi – ‘Summer’ and ‘Autumn’ from the Four Seasons
Bach – Air ‘on the G String’
Handel – Concerto Grosso in Bb
Performers
The Baroque Chamber Orchestra of London
Miki Takahashi Violin/director
Sarah Moffatt Violin
Friday 28 July 2023 at 7:30pm
St. Martin in the Field Church, London
Bach, Handel and Vivaldi by Candlelight
Programme
Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor
Vivaldi – Violin Concerto ‘La Stravaganza’
Handel – Concerto Grosso Op 6 No 7
Vivaldi – ‘Summer’ from The Four Seasons
Bach – Air on the G string
Telemann – Recorder Concerto in F
Performers
The Baroque Chamber Orchestra of London
Miki Takahashi Solo Violin
Sarah Moffatt Solo Violin
Martin Feinstein Solo Recorder
Sunday 16 July 2023 at 3pm
All Saints Kings Heath, Birmingham
2 to Link: Your Family’s Passport to the World of Violin & Viola Duets
Dive into the world of classical music with 2 to Link! An enchanting experience for all ages – from children to adults. With pieces from Mozart and beyond on historical instruments, we make classical music not just heard, but experienced. Join the musical adventure with 2 to Link.
Programme includes:
W.A.Mozart: Violin and Viola Duo KV 424 in B flat major
Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni: Violin and Viola Duo Op.25 in G major
Mozart Duets for Violin and Viola from “The Magic Flute”
And one or two surprise pieces!
Friday 14 July 2023 at 7:30pm
At St. Martin in the Field Church, London
Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight
Programme
Vivaldi – Concerto for 2 violins and Cello in D minor
Mozart – Divertimento No 3 in F
Pachelbel – Canon and Gigue in D
Bach – Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor
Vivaldi – Four Seasons
Performers
Catherine Manson Violin/director
Miki Takahashi Violin
Chris Suckling Cello
Wednesday 5 July 2023 at 7:30pm
At Dorchester Abby, (PX10 7HH)
Instruments of Time and Truth
Edward Higginbottom director
Bojan Čičić violin
Oxford’s world-class early music ensemble, Instruments of Time and Truth, present a programme of music from Paris’s eighteenth-century Concert Spirituel. Created in 1725 to provide public musical performances on days when the opera was shut (principally around major religious festivals), the concert spirituel is one of the first public concert series in existence. Famously taking place in the evening in Tuileries Palace, these were then moved to a theatre in Paris when the royal family was confined in the Tuileries. The repertoire typically consisted of both sacred choral works and instrumental music, and included symphonies and concertos.
The programme offers a snapshot of the repertoire heard in the 1770s, including works by François Joseph Gossec, and Jean-Baptiste Davaux, and culminating in Mozart’s aptly named Paris Symphony (first performed in 1778), alongside a violin concerto by Chevalier de St Georges, performed tonight by acclaimed virtuoso Bojan Čičić.
Sunday 2 July 2023 at 6pm
At Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
Festive Summer Concert: Handel Dixit Dominus, Vivaldi Gloria, Mozart Ave Verum Corpus by Oxford Pro Musica Singers
Programme
George Frideric Handel – Dixit Dominus HWV 232
Antonio Vivaldi – Gloria in D RV 589
Dietrich Buxtehude – Der Herr ist mit mir BuxWV 15
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Ave verum corpus K 618
Ticket Information
Full Price: £15 – £40
Concessions: Students, 25 and under: all tickets are half price
Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 June 2023 at 7:45pm
At Lilian Baylis Studio, London
Images Ballet Company 2023 Tour
Join Images Ballet Company for an evening that showcases the brightest stars of tomorrow and highlights the dynamic range and versatility of ballet today.
Olivier Award winning Director and Choreographer Will Tuckett is joined by former Royal Ballet Soloist Jennifer Jackson, Constant Vigier; former Scottish Ballet and Jenna Lee; former soloist for the English National Ballet to create a diverse programme of four newly commissioned dance works.
Directed by former Royal Ballet dancer Larissa Bamber and presented by London Studio Centre, one of the UK’s foremost conservatoires for the performing arts, Images Ballet Company promises a performance that will entertain and surprise ballet lovers and newcomers alike.
Friday 9 June 2023 at 7:30pm
At St. Martin in the Field Church, London
Programme
Handel – Water Music Suite in F
Vivaldi – Cello Concerto in B minor
Pachelbel – Canon in D
Bach – Violin Concerto in A minor
Handel – Concerto Grosso in Bb
Vivaldi – ‘Summer’ and ‘Autumn’ from The Four Seasons
Performers
The Baroque Chamber Orchestra of London
Miki Takahashi Solo Violin
Chris Suckling Solo Cello
Saturday 3 June 2023 at 7:30pm
At St.Martin in the Field Church
Programme
Vivaldi – Concerto for 2 Violins in A minor
Bach – Air from Orchestral Suite No 3
Mozart – Divertimento No 1 in D
Bach – Double Violin Concerto in D minor
Vivaldi – Four Seasons
Performers
The Baroque Chamber Orchestra of London
Catherine Manson Violin/director
Miki Takahashi Violin
Saturday 27 May 2023 at 7:30pm
At St. Margaret’s Lee, Brandram Road, London SE13 5EA
TWO COMPOSER-PRIESTS
Collegium Musicum 90
Director: Simin Standage
Vivaldi Bonporti Vivaldi Bonporti *** Bonporti Vivaldi Bonporti Vivaldi
Vivaldi: Concerto in g RV156
Bonporti: Concerto in F opus 11/5
Vivaldi:Triple Concerto in C RV554
Bonporoti: Concerto in D opus 11/8
Vivaldi: Concerto in B flat opus 11/3 La Conca RV163 in B flat
Bonporti: Concerto in B flat opus 11/4
Vivaldi: Concerto in g RV157
Friday 19 May 2023 at 7:30pm
At St. Martin in the Field Church, London
Programme
Haydn – Symphony No 94 in G ‘The Surprise’
Mozart – Divertimento No 3 in F
Haydn – Symphony No 101 in D ‘The Clock’
Performers
The Feinstein Ensemble
Martin Feinstein Flute
In 1796 Haydn began to sign over the rights of his great London symphonies to his good friend and orchestra leader J. P. Salomon, with the permission to do whatever he wanted with them. Salomon’s arrangements are extraordinary. Brilliantly conceived and skilfully orchestrated, they are masterpieces in their own right. Tonight’s programme includes two of these beautiful arrangements: The “Clock” and the “Surprise”, performed by one of London’s leading period groups, The Feinstein Ensemble.
Saturday 29 April 2023 at 7:30pm
Friday 28 April 2023 at 7:30pm
At St. Martin in the Field Church, London
Programme
Vivaldi – Concerto for 2 Violins in A minor
Bach – Air from Orchestral Suite No 3
Mozart – Divertimento No 1 in D
Bach – Double Violin Concerto in D minor
Vivaldi – Four Seasons
Performers
The Baroque Chamber Orchestra of London
Catherine Manson Violin/director
Miki Takahashi Violin
Sunday 23 April 2023 at 3pm
At St. Mary’s Parish Church Handsworth (Hamstead Road, Birmingham B20 2RW)
Hungarian Music and Dance!
Come join us for an unforgettable afternoon of Hungarian folk music and dance! Immerse yourself in the rich cultural heritage of Hungary as we teach you the traditional dance steps that have been passed down through generations. Whether you’re a seasoned dancer or a beginner, this event is sure to get you moving to the vibrant rhythms of Hungarian music. Don’t miss out on this unique and exciting experience!
Thursday 13 April 2023 at 7:30pm
At St. Martin in the Field Church, London
Virtuoso Concertos by Candlelight
Programme
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No 4
Vivaldi – Cello Concerto in B minor
Bach – Triple Concerto in A minor
Telemann – Recorder Concerto in C
Bach – Violin Concerto in E
Performers
The Feinstein Ensemble
Martin Feinstein Director/Flute/Recorder
Catherine Manson Violin
The Barber Opera 12-15 April at Crecent Theatre, Birmingham
Sunday 2 April 2023 at 2pm
At Kings Place, Hall One, London
Bach Solo Violin
Part of the Bach Weekend:Master of the Dance
Miki Takahashi, Violin
Programme:
Thomas Baltzar (1631-1663): Prelude in G major
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Sonata for solo violin in G minor
Adagio
Fuga
Siciliana
Presto
interval
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Partita in D minor
Allemande
Corrente
Sarabanda
Giga
Ciaconna
Saturday 1 April 2023 at 7:30pm
At Hall One, Kings Place, London
J.S.Bach: Complete Brandenburg Concertos
The Feinstein Ensemble are joined by renowned soloists to perform the ever-popular Brandeburg Concertos, widely regarded as some of the best orchestral compositions of the Baroque era.
Flute/recorder:Martin Feinstein
Recorder:Emily Bloom
Oboes: James Eastaway
Nicola Barbagli
Oonagh Lee
Bassoon:Zoe Shevlin
Horns: Richard Bayliss
Martin Lawrence
Trumpet:David Blackadder
Violins: Miki Takahashi
Oliver Webber (dbl piccolo violin)
Sarah Moffatt
Karin Bjork
Violas: Jane Norman
Hazel Brooks
Stefanie Heichelheim
Celli: Christopher Suckling
Emily Ashton (doubling gamba)
Mark Caudle (doubling gamba)
Bass: Kate Brooke
Harpsichord: Robin Bigwood
Friday 31 March 2023 at 7:30pm
At Hall One, Kings Place, London
J.S. Bach: The Musical Offering
A Dance in the Palace of San Souci
Lariss Bamber: Artistic Director
Jennifer Jackson: Choreigrapher
Dancers from Images Ballet Company
The Feinstein Ensemble joins forces with dancers from Images Ballet Company to present a special performance of Bach’s The Musical Offering.
Saturday 25 March 2023 at 6:30pm
At Tewkesbury Abby
J.S. Bach: St. Mathew Passion
Cheltenham Bach Choir
Directed by David Crown
Soloists
Mark Wilde (Evangelist)
Markus Matheis (Christus)
The Musical and Amicable Society Baroque Orchestra
Saturday 18 March 2023 at 4pm
At St. George’s Church, Hanover Square, London
London Handel Festival
Handel: Scipione
Early Opera Company
Conductor
Christian Curnyn
Cast
Scipione: James Laing
Berenice: Mhairi Lawson
Lucejo: Catherine Carby
Lelio: Jorge Navarro Colorado
Ernando: Matthew Durkan
Armira: Jessica Cale
Sunday 12 March 2023 at 4pm
At New College Chapel, Oxford
J.S.Bach: St. John Passion
New College Choir
Soloists from the choir
Robert Quinney Director
IT&T joins New College Choir for a liturgical performance of J.S. Bach’s passiontide masterwork.
Saturday 25 February 2023 at 7:30pm
At Keble College Chapel, Oxford
KEBLE EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL – BAROQUE BIRTHDAY
Choir of Keble College, Oxford
Instruments of Time and Truth
Christopher Bucknall Director
Programme
G.F. Handel: Concerto Grosso in B flat Op 3 No 10 HWV 313
G.F. Handel: Ode on the Birthday of Queen Anne HWV 74
J.S. Bach: Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten! BWV 214
The 2023 Keble Early Music Festival comes to a close with a celebratory trio of Baroque birthday works by Bach and Handel.
Saturday 21 January 2023 at 7:30pm
At St. Andrew’s Church, Oxford
SUMMERTOWN CHORAL SOCIETY – HANDEL AND HAYDN
Programme:
Franz Joseph Haydn Missa in Anguistiis (“Nelson” Mass)
George Frideric Handel Coronation Anthems
Summertown Choral Society
Duncan Saunderson Director
IT&T joins Summertown Choral Society for Handel’s timeless Coronation Anthems, composed at the accession of George II in 1727, and Haydn’s Missa in Angustiis (“Mass for Troubled Times”), which, through a string of coincidences surroundings its first performance in 1798, became indelibly associated with Horatio Nelson’s victory at the Battle of the Nile, earning the nickname “Lord Nelson’s Mass”
Monday 2 January 2023 at 7pm
At St. Martin in the Filed Church, London
New Year Extravaganza by Candlelight
Programme
Handel – Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Pachelbel – Canon and Gigue in D
Bach – Concerto for Oboe and Violin
Vivaldi – Four Seasons
Performers:
Festive Orchestra of London
Geoffrey Coates Oboe
Catherine Manson Violin/Director
Friday 9 December 2022 at 7pm
At Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Director Miki Takahashi
Bethany Toulson recorder
Christi Park violin
Lully Suite from Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
Corelli Concerto Grosso, Op.6, No.8 ‘Christmas Concerto’
Vivaldi Recorder Concerto in C minor
Leclair Violin Concerto in D, Op.7, No.3
Monday 5 December 2022 at 7:30pm
At Southwell Minster
Handel: Messiah
Director: Johan Allsopp
Southwell Minster Chorale
Students from The Minster School, Southwell
The Musical & Amicable Society
Friday 2 December 2022 at 7:30pm
At Holy Trinity Church Sloan Square, London
Handel: Messiah
Director: Scott Price
Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School Choir
St. James’s Baroque
Thursday 1 December 2022 at 7pm
At Westminster Abby, London
J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio
A seasonal performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s masterpiece.
The Abbey Choir and leading period-instrument orchestra St. James’ Baroque herald the start of the Christmas season with a performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s magnificent Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio). Members of the Abbey Choir sing the solo parts in Parts I, II and III of Bach’s seasonal masterpiece, telling the Christmas story from the Birth of Jesus to the Adoration of the Shepherds, while the concert opens with Arcangelo Corelli’s sparkling Christmas Concerto.
The Choir of Westminster Abbey is renowned worldwide as one of the finest ensembles of its type, its repertoire extending from plainsong and Renaissance polyphony to twentieth-century masterpieces and new commissions. In addition to singing the daily services, as it has done since the fourteenth century, the Choir plays a central role in the many royal and state occasions which are held in the Abbey, as well as reaching a wider audience through its programme of broadcasts, recordings and international tours.
This concert takes place thanks to the generous support of David Keltner and the late Patricia Owen Keltner.
The performers
- The Choir of Westminster Abbey
- St. James’ baroque
- James O’Donnell conductor
Friday 25 November 2022 at 1–1.50pm
At Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building, University of Birmingham
Barber Lunchtime Concert (admission free)
Turini Ensemble
Programme
Merula: Canzone La Treccha
Turini: Trio Sonata secondo tuono
Vivaldi: Trio Sonata
Storace: Ciaccona harpsichord solo
Biber: Rosary Sonata X “The Crucifixion”
Telemann: Sonata a 3 for recorder, violin and basso continuo
Annabel Knight traverso & recorder
Miki Takahashi baroque violin
Zaynab Martin violone in G
Robin Bigwood harpsichord
The newly-formed Turini Ensemble brings together four of the UK’s finest early musicians, and give this, their Barber Concerts debut. They present exciting and emotionally moving music from the lavish and colourful baroque era.
Thursday 24 November 2022 at 7pm
At Coventry Cathedral
Programme
Handel: Messiah
The English Concert will record and perform Messiah in full at Coventry Cathedral (24 November). Embarking on a theme of resurrection and set in the rebuilt Cathedral, marking 280 years since the London premiere of Handel’s masterpiece. Conductor John Nelson, who will be making his debut with the orchestra. This forms part of Nelson’s initiative to record all versions of Messiah for future release.
Soloists for this concert include soprano Lisette Oropesa, countertenor Alex Potter, tenor Michael Spyres and bass Matthew Brook. These acclaimed voices from the world of opera will join The English Concert and the choir of The English Concert for an exciting interpretation of this well-known work.
Saturday 12 November 2022 at 7:30pm
At St. Martin in the Field Church, London
Programme
Vivaldi – Cello Concerto in B minor
Bach – Air from Orchestral Suite No 3
Mozart – Divertimento No 3 in F
Vivaldi – Double Violin Concerto in A minor
Vivaldi – Four Seasons
Performers
The Baroque Chamber Orchestra of London
Catherine Manson Solo Violin/Director
Miki Takahashi Solo Violin
Christopher Suckling Solo Cello
Saturday 22 October 2022 at 7:30pm
At St. Martin in the Field Church, London
Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight
Programme
Vivaldi – Concerto for 2 violins and Cello in D minor
Mozart – Divertimento No 1 in D
Pachelbel – Canon and Gigue in D
Bach – Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor
Vivaldi – Four Seasons
Performers
The Baroque Chamber Orchestra of London
Catherine Manson Solo Violin
Miki Takahashi Solo Violin
Chris Suckling Solo Cello
Wednesday 19 October 2022 at 2pm
At CBSO centre, Birmingham
PROGRAMME
- Uccellini Aria Sopra la Bergamasca
- Mancini Recorder Concerto in D minor,
- Vivaldi Op.1 No.12 RV63
- Corelli Violin Sonata Op.2 No.7
- Vivaldi Chamber Concerto RV108
FEATURING
- Annabel Knight – Baroque Flute/Recorder
- Miki Takahashi – Baroque Violin
- Julia Åberg – Baroque Violin
- Jacqueline Tyler – Baroque Cello
- Martin Perkins – Harpsichord
Friday 07 October 2022 at 7:30pm
At St. Martin in the Filed Church, London
Bach Masterpieces by Candlelight
Bach – Triple Concerto in A minor for flute, violin and Harpsichord and strings BWV 1044
Bach – Cantata No 170 “Vergnügte Ruh”
Mozart – Divertamento No 2 in Bb
Bach – “Ich will auch mit gebrochnen Augen” BWV 125
Telemann – Double concerto for recorder and viola da gamba in A minor
Performers
The Feinstein Ensemble
Martha McLorinan Alto
Catherine Manson Solo Violin
Christopher Suckling Solo Viola da Gamba
Robin Bigwood Solo Harpsichord
Martin Feinstein Director/Flute/Recorder
Sunday 02 October 2022 at 1:30pm
At Muziekgebouw, Eindhoven
Same programme as 01 October 2022
Saturday 01 October 2022 at 8pm
At Concertgebouw, Brugue
‘Dido and Aeneas’ and Acteon
programme
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Dido and Aeneas, Z626
Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704)
Actéon, H481
performers
Early Opera Company: orchestra
Christian Curnyn: conductor
Dame Sarah Connolly: mezzo-soprano, Dido
Edward Gri
Friday 23 September 2022 at 7:30pm
At St. Martin in the Field Church, London
Programme
Vivaldi – Cello concerto in C minor
Bach – “Air” on a G string
Handel – Water Music Suite in G
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No 5
Handel – Concerto Grosso in Bb
Vivaldi – “Autumn and Winter” from The Four Seasons
Performers
The Baroque Chamber Orchestra of London
Martin Feinstein: Flute
Catherine Manson: Solo Violin
Chris Suckling: Solo Cello
Robin Bigwood: Solo Harpsichord
Thursday 22 September 2022 at 7:30pm
At Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
Handel: Aci Galatea E Polifemo
Instruments of Time and Truth
Christopher Bucknall Director
Anna Devin Aci
Bethany Horak-Hallett Galatea
Edward Grint Polifemo
Thursday 8 September 2022 at 7:30pm
At St. Martin in the Field Church, London
Bach Masterpieces by Candlelight
Programme
Bach – Violin Concerto in A minor BWV 1041
Bach – Cantata No 82 “Ich habe genug”
Bach – “Starkes Lieben BWV 182
Bach – Oboe and Violin Concerto BWV 1060
Performers
The Feinstein Ensemble
Ben Davies: Bass
Katharina Spreckelsen: Solo Oboe
Catherine Manson: Solo Violin
Sunday 28 August 2022 at 3pm
Das berühmte Oratorium von J. Haydn mit dem neu gedichteten Text von Petr Koudelka in der Bearbeitung für Streichquartett mit continuo.
Petr Koudelka – Texte, Erzähler,
Miki Takahashi, Daila Dambrauska – Barockvioline,
Andreas Torgersen – Barockviola, Ilze Grudule – Barock-Violoncello,
Alena Hönigová – Cembalo und Ltg.
Joseph Haydn
(1732–1809)
Daila Dambrauska und Alena Hönigová – Bearbeitung für 2 Violinen, Viola,Violoncello und b.c.
CHAOS
I. Largo noc sordini
1. TAG
Licht
II. Senza sordini
III. Andante – Nun schwanden vor dem heiligen Strahle des schwarzen Dunkeln gräuliche Schatten
2. TAG
Gewässer
IV. Rec. Allegro assai
V. Allegro – Mit Staunen sieht das Wunderwerk
VI. Allegro – Rollend in schäumenden Wellen
3. TAG
Pflanzenwelt
VII. Andante – Nun beut die Flur
IV. TAG
Sonne, Sterne. Tag, Nacht.
VIII. Andante – In vollem Glanze steiget jetzt die Sonne
IX. Allegro – Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre
————–
V. TAG
Fisch, Wild, Vögel.
X. Moderato cantabile – In holder Anmut stehen in grün geschmückt
XI. Moderato – Auf starkem Fittiche schwinget sich der Adler stolz
XII. Maestoso – Nun scheint in vollem Glanze der Himmel
VI. DEN
Člověk
XIII. Andante – Mit Würd und Hoheit angetan
XIV. Largo Cantabile – Vom himmlischen Gewölbe stimmt reine Harmonie
VII. DEN
Paradies
XV. Adagio – Von deiner Güt, Sein Lob erschall
XVI. Vivace – Vollendet ist das grosse Werk
XVII. Adagio – O holde Gattin /
XVIII. – Der thauende morgen o wie ermutet er
Friday 26 August 2022 at 7pm
MICHAEL oder Engelsdialoge
In der Kirche des Hl. Erzengels Michael in Blatno (Karte)
Musik von J. S. Bach, Ch. Zehnder, G. P. Telemann und G. F. Händel.
KESSELBERG ENSEMBLE (CH), Barock-Violoncello und Leitung Ilze Grudule
Wolftraud de Concini – Texte und Szenerie,
Miki Takahashi, Daila Dambrauska – Barockvioline,
Andreas Torgersen – Barockviola, Alena Hönigová – Cembalo
PROGRAM
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Es erhub sich ein Streit, BWV 19
Instrumentale Suite aus der Kantate für Michaelis Fest für 2 Violinen, Viola, Violoncello obligato und BC
Chor Es erhub sich ein Streit – Aria Gott schickt uns Manaheim zu – Aria Bleibe bei mir – Choral Lass dein Engel mit mir fahren
Christian Zehnder (*1961)
Engelsdialoge (Auftragskomposition des Ensembles Kesselberg), August 2022
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685–1759)
Flight of Angels, HWV 600
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Der Engel des Herrn lagert sich
Instrumentale Suite aus der Kantate zum Michaelistag für 2 Violinen, Viola, Violoncello obligato und BC
Chor Der Engel des Herr lagert sich – Arie O wie wird der Mensch geliebt – Aria So bin ich gesegnet – Choral Drum wir billig loben Dich
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto in E-Dur für 2 Violinen, Viola und BC
Affetuoso– Allegro – Adagio – Presto
Saturday 20 August 2022 at 7:30pm
At St. Martin in the Field Church, London
Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight
Programme
Vivaldi – Cello Concerto in B minor
Pachelbel – Canon and Gigue in D
Mozart – Divertimento No 2 in Bb
Bach – Double Violin Concerto in D minor
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Performers
The Baroque Chamber Orchestra of London
Miki Takahashi Solo violin/Director
Sarah Moffatt Solo violin
Christopher Suckling Solo cello
Friday 19 August 2022 at 7pm
At Royal Albert Hall, London
Prom 43 Handel’s Solomon
Performers
- Iestyn Davies: Solomon
Anna Dennis: Solomon’s Queen/First Harlot
Benjamin Hulett: Zadok
Ashley Riches: A Levite
Wallis Giunta: Queen of Sheba/Second Harlot
BBC Singers
The English Concert
Sofi Jeanninconductor
Friday 15 July 2022 at 7:30pm
At Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham
Twixt Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee
Programme
Handel – Concerto in F major op 6 no 2 HWV 320
Giovanni Bononcini – Sinfonia in F major op. 3 no. 1
Giovanni Bononcini – Cantata Ecco Dorinda il giorno
Handel – Sonata à5 HWV 288
Selection of Arias by both composers
Handel – Concerto in Bb major op 3 no 2 HWV 313
Handel – Cantata Crudel tiranno Amor HWV 97
The English Concert
Tom Foster Director
Anna Dennis Soprano
Monday 11 July 2022 at 3pm
At St Johns Church, 6 St John’s Road Buxton
Twixt Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee
Programme
Handel – Concerto in F major op 6 no 2 HWV 320
Giovanni Bononcini – Sinfonia in F major op. 3 no. 1
Giovanni Bononcini – Cantata Ecco Dorinda il giorno
Handel – Sonata à5 HWV 288
Selection of Arias by both composers
Handel – Concerto in Bb major op 3 no 2 HWV 313
Handel – Cantata Crudel tiranno Amor HWV 97
The English Concert
Tom Foster Director
Anna Dennis Soprano
Saturday 25th June 2022 at 7.30pm
At Great Hall, University of Reading, London Road Campus, Reading, RG1 5AQ
J.S. Bach: B minor mass
Wokingham Choral Society
Conductor: James Morley Poer
Instruments of Time and Truth
Garsington Opera: Mozart: Così fan tutte
Performances
2, 4, 10, 12, 17, 26 June 2022
1, 8, 13, 16, 20 July 2022
Start time: 5.25pm
End time: c.10.05pm – 10.15pm
| Fiordiligi | Camilla Harris |
| Dorabella | Polly Leech |
| Ferrando | Gavan Ring |
| Guglielmo | Seán Boylan |
| Don Alfonso | Henry Waddington |
| Despina | Ailish Tynan |
| Conductor | Tobias Ringborg |
| Director | John Cox |
| Designer | Robert Perdziola |
| Lighting Designer | Paul Pyant |
| Associate Director | Bruno Ravella |
| The English Concert | |
| Garsington Opera Chorus |
A light-hearted wager spirals out of control when two young soldiers allow themselves to be drawn into the intrigues of their cynical friend, persuading them to put the love of their adored fiancées to the test.
The third of Mozart’s collaborations with Lorenzo da Ponte, Così fan tutte is a bitter-sweet comedy and contains some of his most captivating music revealing real people facing real and painful predicaments. A recreation of John Cox’s celebrated production from Garsington Manor, we welcome back Tobias Ringborg to conduct.
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
Friday 20 May 2022 at 6:30pm
At St. James’ Church, Chipping Camden
J.S. Bach: St. Mathew passion
Ex Cathedra
Director: Jeffrey Skidmore
Bradley Smith : Evangelist
Lawrence White : Jesus
Thomas Lowen : Pilate
Friday 6 May 2022 at 7:30pm
At St. Martin in the Field Church, London
Programme
Vivaldi – Concerto for two violins in A minor
Bach – Concerto for two violins in D minor
Mozart – Divertimento No 3 in F
Vivaldi – Cello Concerto in C minor
Bach – Harpsichord Concerto in A
Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in E minor
Performers
The Feinstein Ensemble
Miki Takahashi: Solo Violin
Sarah Moffatt: Solo Violin
Chris Suckling: Solo Cello
Robin Bigwood: Solo Harpsichord
Thursday 28 April 2022 at 7:30pm
At St. Martin in the Field Church, London
Bach, Handel and Vivaldi by Candlelight
Programme
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No 5
Handel – Water Music Suite in G
Handel – Concerto grosso in Bb
Vivaldi – Concerto for Celloi n B minor
Mozart – Divertimento No 2 in Bb
Vivaldi – Concerto for Violin in E minor ‘La Stravaganza’
Performers
The Feinstein Ensemble
Chris Suckling Cello
Robin Bigwood Harpsichord
Miki Takahashi Violin/director
Martin Feinstein Director/flute
Sunday 24 April 2022 4-5pm
at St. Mary’s Parish Church, Handsworth B20 2RW
Join us for an evening of English Renaissance music, celebrating the joy of spring! Soprano, Faye Newton, lutenist, Lynda Sayce and a baroque violinist Miki Takahashi will join together to play some of the famous tunes from Dowland, Campion, Holborne and others including Greensleeves.
An hour long concert at the beautiful St. Mary’s Parish Church, Handsworth will surely lift your spirits.
Programme includes:
John Dowland: ‘Flow my tears’ ‘Now O Now I needs must part’
Johann Schop: Lachrime Pavan
Anthony Holborne: Pavane
Anon. This Merry Pleasant Spring, Greensleeves
Tickets: Adult £12, Youth (under25) £6, Children (under 16) £3
Friday 15 April 2022 at 2pm
At Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Good Friday Bach St Matthew Passion
EX CATHEDRA Choir & Baroque Orchestra
Jeffrey Skidmore conductor
Bradley Smith: Evangelist
Themba Mvula: Jesus
Lawrence White: Pilate
Margaret Lingas, Katie Trethewey: soprano I
Martha McLorinan: alto I
Imogen Russell soprano II
Sacha Fullerton: alto II
James Robinson: tenor II
Thomas Lowen: bass II
Bach’s St Matthew Passion is more than one of the greatest of all sacred works; it expresses feelings common to the whole of humanity: love, anger, injustice, sacrifice, betrayal, suffering, remorse, helplessness and shame – communicated in the most sublime and emotionally charged music imaginable.
Thursday 21 April 2022 at 7:30pm
At St. Martin in the Field Church, London
Bach: Brandenburg and beyond
Programme
Bach: Brandenburg concerto No 5 BWV 1050
Bach: Violin concerto in E BWV 1042
Bach: Brandenburg concerto No 4 BWV 1049
Bach: Concerto for 2 violins in D minor BWV 1043
Bach: Harpsichord concerto in F minor BWV 1056
Performers
THE FEINSTEIN ENSEMBLE
Martin Feinstein: director/flute/recorder
Catherine Manson: violin
Miki Takahashi: violin
Nicholas Parle: harpsichord
Tuesday 12 April, 2022 at 7pm
At Westminster Abby, London
J.S. Bach: St. John Passion
Experience a Holy Week performance of Bach’s great masterpiece.
The Choir of Westminster Abbey is joined by period-instrument orchestra St. James’ Baroque for this Holy Week performance of Bach’s powerful setting of the Passion story as told in the Gospel of St John. Sung in German.
This concert takes place thanks to the generous support of David Keltner and the late Patricia Owen Keltner.
About the performers
- The Choir of Westminster Abbey
- St. James’ Baroque
- James O’Donnell conductor
Saturday 9 April 2022 at 7:30pm
at Kings Place, London
Easter Oratorio
London Bach Singers & the Feinstein Ensemble
Director: Martin Feinstein
Bach The Dramatist | Bach Weekend
Programme
Cantata: ‘Himmelskönig, sei willkommen’, BWV 182
Easter Oratorio, BWV249
Saturday 2 April 2022 at 7:30pm
At Tewksbury Abby, Tewkesbury
J.S. Bach: B minor Mass
Performers:
Milly Forrest – Soprano
Rebecca Alfonwy-Jones – Alto
Henry Ross – Tenor
Timothy Dickinson – Bass
David Crown – Conductor
Cheltenham Bach Choir
The Musical and Amicable Society
Sunday 27 March 2022 at 5pm
At New College Chapel, Oxford
J.S.Bach: St. John Passion
New College Choir performs Bach’s dramatic setting of the Passion story in New College Chapel. The choir is joined by Oxford’s period-instrument ensemble, Instruments of Time & Truth, and welcomes back former chorister James Gilchrist who sings the Evangelist. Directed by Robert Quinney, with soloists from the choir.
Wednesday 23 March 2022 at 7:30pm
At St. James’s Church, Spanish Place, 22 George St. London
Scott Price & Schola Cantorum of Cardinal Vaughan school
J.S. Bach: St. John Passion
Sunday 20 March 2022 at 5pm
At Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
Opus 48 Choir
David Crown – director
Musical and Amicable Society
Opus 48 presents two of the absolute gems of the choral repertoire.
Handel’s youthful and exuberant Dixit Dominus is a choral tour-de-force, virtuosic and supremely exciting from beginning to end. The Great Mass in C minor, Mozart’s sublime setting, packed with choruses and solos of operatic stature is surely one of the most beautiful choral works in the canon.
Opus 48 is joined by fabulous soloists, and some of the country’s best baroque orchestral players in the Musical and Amicable Society.
Returning to the Sheldonian with the choir on top form, this promises to be an extraordinary evening.
Programme
Handel: Dixit Dominus
Mozart: Mass in C minor
Saturday 19 March 2022 at 7:30pm
At Worcester Cathedral
Worcester Festival Choral Society
Conductor: Sam Hudson
Bach – St. John Passion
With Meridian Sinfonia
Friday 18 March 2022 at 7:30pm
At Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street, Oxford
Three Choirs Concert
Choirs of Christ Church Cathedral, Magdalen, and New College Conductors:
Steven Grahl, Mark Williams, Robert Quinney
Instruments of Time and Truth
Programme:
Handel, Zadok the Priest
J.S. Bach, Concerto in C for three harpsichords, BWV 1064 Handel, My heart is inditing
— interval —
J.S. Bach, Sinfonia to “Wir danken dir Go” BWV 29 Handel, Let thy hand be strengthened
Kuhnau/Bach, Der gerechte kommt um
Handel, The King shall rejoice
Thursday 17 March 2022 at 7:30pm
At At. Martin in the Field Church, London
Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight
Programme
Vivaldi – Concerto for Two violins and Cello
Mozart – Divertimento No 1 in D
Pachelbel – Canon and Gigue in D
Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor
Vivaldi – Four Seasons
Performers
The Baroque Chamber Orchestra of London
Miki Takahashi Violin
Sarah Moffatt Violin
Chris Suckling Cello
Friday 4 March 2022 at 7:30pm
At St. Martin in the Field Church, London
The Great Virtuoso Concertos by Candlelight
Programme
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No 5
Vivaldi – Concerto for Cello in B minor
Bach – Concerto for Violin in A minor
Telemann – Concerto for Recorder in C
Bach – Concerto for Harpsichord in A
Vivaldi – Concerto for Sopranino Recorder in C
Performers
The Feinstein Ensemble
Martin Feinstein Director/Flute/Recorder
Miki Takahashi Violin
Christopher Suckling Cello
Robin Bigwood Harpsichord
Thursday 24 February 2022 at 7:30pm
At St. Martin in the Field Church, London
Haydn London Symphonies by Candlelight
Programme
Haydn – Symphony No 94 in G Surprise (arr Salomon 1795)
Mozart – Divertimento No 3 in F
Haydn – Symphony No 101 in D The Clock (arr Salomon 1795)
Performers
The Feinstein Ensemble
Martin Feinstein Director/Flute
Saturday 22 January 2022 at 7:30pm
At St. Martin in the Field Church, London
Programme
Vivaldi – Concerto for Cello in B minor
Bach – Air from Orchestral Suite No 3
Mozart – Divertimento No 1 in D
Bach – Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor
Vivaldi – Four Seasons
Performers
The Baroque Chamber Orchestra of London
Catherine Manson Violin/Director
Miki Takahashi Violin
James Eastaway Oboe
Christopher Suckling Cello
Sunday 19 December 2021 at 5pm
At Kings Place, London, Hall One
J.S.Bach Christmas Oratorio I,II, III & VI with London Bach Singers and the Feinstein Ensemble
Evangelist: Charles Daniels
Soprano: Faye Newton
Mezzo-Soprano:Ciara Hendrick
BASS: Ben Davis
Director: Martin Feinstein
Saturday 27 November 2021 at 7:30pm
At St. Martin in the Field Church, London
Vivaldi Four Seasons in Candlelight
Programme
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No 4
Vivaldi – Concerto for Recorder in C minor
Bach – Concerto for Two violins in D minor
Vivaldi – Four Seasons
Performers
The Baroque Chamber Orchestra of London
Catherine Manson Violin/Director
Tuesday 23 November 2021 at 7:30pm
At St. Martin in the Field Church, London
Great Concertos by Candlelight
Programme
Vivaldi – Concerto for Cello in B minor
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No 5
Handel – Suite from Water Music in G
Telemann – Concerto for Recorder in F
Handel – Concerto Grosso in B flat
Performers
The Feinstein Ensemble
Catherine Manson Violin
Christopher Suckling Cello
Robin Bigwood Harpsichord
Martin Feinstein Director
Saturday 20 November at 7:30pm
At Hereford Cathedral
Elena Zamudio soprano
Emma Lewis mezzo-soprano
James Robinson tenor
William Gaunt bass
Geraint Bowen conductor
Hereford Choral Society
Marches Baroque
“Mozart died writing this” is arguably the least helpful reference to this hugely popular work, intriguingly left unfinished at his death on 5 December 1791. Its enduring appeal makes Mozart’s Requiem one of the outstanding works in the choral repertoire.
It is paired with Haydn’s Paukenmesse, composed in 1796. Known for its dramatic use of timpani, it is one of the most popular of Haydn’s fourteen masses.
Friday 29 October 2021 at 7:30pm
At St. Martin in the Field Church, London
Vivaldi, Mozart and Bach by Candlelight
Programme
Vivaldi – Concerto for Two Violins in A minor
Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor
Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Vivaldi – ‘Autumn’ from the Four Seasons
Bach – Concerto for Violin in E
Mozart – Divertimento No 3 in F
Performers
The Feinstein Ensemble
Martin Feinstein Director
Saturday 23 October 2021 at 7:30pm
At Cheltenham Town Hall
Mozart Great Mass in C minor
Cheltenham Bach Choir
David Crown Conductor
Harriet Burns Soprano
Hannah Davey Soprano
Liam Bonthrone Tenor
James Atkinson Baritone
Musical and Amicable Society Baroque Orchestra
Friday 22 October 2021 at 7:30pm
At Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
Coronation Anthems from Purcell to Handel
Instruments and Choir of Time & Truth
London Unwrapped
Edward Higginbottom: Conductor
Programme:
Henry Cooke, Behold, O God, our defender (Charles I, 1661)
Henry Purcell, My heart is inditing (James II, 1685)
John Blow, The Lord God is a Sun and a Shield (William and Mary, 1689)
Jeremiah Clarke, Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem (Anne, 1702)
William Croft, The Lord is a Sun and a Shield (George I, 1714)
INTERVAL
George Frideric Handel, Zadok the priest; Let Thy hand be strengthened; My heart is inditing (George II, 1727)
William Boyce, The King shall rejoice (George III, 1761)
Saturday 16 October 2021 at 7:30pm
At St. Martin in the Field Churhc, London
Bach, Handel and Vivaldi by Candlelight
Programme
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No 4
Handel – Concerto Grosso in Bb Op 6 No 7
Vivaldi – Concerto for Cello in B minor
Bach – Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor
Handel – I Know that my redeemer Liveth and Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion from Messiah
Vivaldi – Concerto for Sopranino Recorder in C
Performers
The Baroque Chamber Orchestra of London
Martin Feinstein Director
Faye Newton Soprano
Wednesday 13 October 2021 at 7:30pm
At St.George Hanover Square, London
London Handel Festival
Handel’s Samson (1743 version)HWV 57
The English Concert
Harry Bicket Director
Stuart Jackson Samson
Sophie Bevan Dalilah
Paula Murrihy Micah
Matthew Brook Manoah
David Shipley Harapha
Rachel Redmond Israelite Woman
Thursday 7 October 2021 at 7:30pm
At St. Martin in the Field Church, London
Virtuoso Concerti by Candlelight
Programme
Vivaldi – ‘Autumn’ from the Four Seasons
Bach – Concerto for Violin in A minor
Vivaldi – Concerto for Violin La Stravaganza
Handel – Concerto Grosso in B flat
Vivaldi – ‘Summer’ from the Four Seasons
Telemann – Concerto for Recorder in C
Performers
The Feinstein Ensemble
Catherine Manson Violin
Martin Feinstein Director
Friday 1 October 2021 at 5pm and 7:30pm
At Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge
The Feinstein Ensemble
Recorder: Martin Feinstein
Violins: Miki Takahashi, Sarah Moffatt, Hazel Brooks, Karin Bjork
Viola: Jane Norman
Cello: Christopher Suckling
Bass: Kate Brooke
Harpsichord: Robin Bigwood
Solo Recorder: Martin Feinstein
Solo Violin: Miki Takahashi
Solo Violin: Sarah Moffatt
Solo Cello: Christopher Suckling
Programme:
Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto for 2 violins in D minor BWV 1043
Antonio Vivaldi Cello Concerto in B minor RV 424
Georg Philipp Telemann Recorder Concerto in C
Antonia Vivaldi Concerto for two violins and cello in D minor RV 565
Tuesday 28 September at 7:30pm
At Grosse Tonhalle, Zurich
The English Concert
Maurice Steger Blockflöte und Leitung
Georg Friedrich Händel «Wassermusik» HWV 348–350
Antonio Vivaldi Konzert C-Dur RV 537 für zwei Trompeten, Streicher und Basso continuo
Francesco Saverio Geminiani Konzert d-Moll für Blockflöte, Streicher und Basso continuo (nach Arcangelo Corelli)
Antonio Vivaldi Konzert F-Dur RV 570 für Blockflöte, Streicher und Basso continuo «La Tempesta di Mare»
Francesco Saverio Geminiani Konzert F-Dur für Blockflöte, Streicher und Basso continuo (nach Arcangelo Corelli)
Preise CHF 128 / 110 / 92 / 72 / 36
Friday 17 September 2021 at 7:30pm
At St. Martin in the Field Church, London
The Great Cantatas of Bach and Telemann
Bach’s sublime cantatas Actus Tragicus and Himmelskönig, sei willkommen are well-known to music lovers. And tonight’s concert gives the audience a rare chance to hear Telemann’s great masterpiece Du Aber, Daniel, Gehe Hin, a work with sumptuous instrumentation and great emotional depth.
Programme
J S Bach – Himmelskönig, sei willkommen
Telemann – Du Aber, Daniel, Gehe Hin
J S Bach – Actus Tragicus
Performers
The Feinstein Ensemble
The London Bach Singers
Faye Newton Soprano
Martha McLorinan Alto
Charles Daniels Tenor
Eamonn Dougan Bass
Martin Feinstein Director
Thursday 9 September 2021 at 8:30pm
At Cattedrale di Pisa, Italy
Georg Friedrich Händel, Messiah HWV 56
Sophie Bevan, Soprano
Claudia Huckle, Contralto
James Way, Tenor
Ashley Riches, Bass
The English Concert Orchestra and Choir
Trevor Pinnock, Conductor
Thursday 2 September 2021 at 7:30pm
At St. Martin in the Field Church, London
Baroque Masterpieces by Candlelight
Programme
Vivaldi – ‘Autumn’ from Four Seasons
Vivaldi – Concerto for Viola d’amore in D minor
Telemann – Concerto for Recorder in C
Handel – Cantata Nel dolce dell’ oblio
Telemann – Concerto for Recorder, Oboe and Violin in A minor
Telemann – Cantata Du bist verflucht
Bach – Sinfonia and aria Stein, der über alle Schätze
Performers
The Feinstein Ensemble
Martin Feinstein Recorder/Director
Faye Newton Soprano
Catherine Manson Violin
Saturday 28 August 2021 at 7:30pm
At St. Martin in the Field Church, London
Programme
Vivaldi – Concerto for Four Violins in B minor
Bach – Concerto for Harpsichord in A
Vivaldi – Concerto for Cello in C minor
—interval—
Vivaldi – Four Seasons
Performers
The Baroque Chamber Orchestra of London
Catherine Manson Violin/Director
Christopher Suckling Cello
Robin Bigwood Harpsichord
Saturday 14 August 2021 at 7:30pm
At St.Martin in the Field Church, London
Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight
Programme
Purcell – Suite from King Arthur
Bach – Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor
Telemann – Orchestral Suite in A minor
Vivaldi – Four Seasons
Performers
The Baroque Chamber Orchestra of London
Martin Feinstein Recorder
Robin Bigwood Harpsichord
Miki Takahashi Violin/Director
Thursday 29 July 2021 at 7:30pm
at Worcester Cathedral: Three Choirs Festival
Buxtehude Membra Jesu nostri 55’
JS Bach Magnificat 29’
Angela Hicks soprano
Penelope Appleyard soprano
Sarah Denbee alto
Greg Tassell tenor
Alex Ashworth bass
Three Cathedral Choirs
The Musical and Amicable Society
Geraint Bowen conductor
Bach’s exuberant and dramatic Magnificat is one of his most popular compositions, and the perfect piece in which to hear our three cathedral choirs at their majestic best, alongside historically authentic accompaniment, while the gentle beauty of Buxtehude’s Lenten work allows them to demonstrate a quieter intensity.
Saturday 14 August 2021 at 7:30pm
At St.Martin in the Field Church, London
Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight
Programme
Purcell – Suite from King Arthur
Bach – Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor
Telemann – Orchestral Suite in A minor
Vivaldi – Four Seasons
Performers
The Baroque Chamber Orchestra of London
Martin Feinstein Recorder
Robin Bigwood Harpsichord
Miki Takahashi Violin/Director
Friday 23 July 2021 at7:30 PM
At St. Martin in the Field Church, London
The Great Double Concertos by Candlelight
Programme
Vivaldi – Concerto for Two Violins in A minor
Telemann – Concerto for Recorder and Viola da Gamba in A minor
Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor
Vivaldi – Concerto for Violin in E minor La stravaganza
Telemann – Concerto for Flute and Recorder in E minor
Performers
Feinstein Ensemble
Rachel Brown Flute
Catherine Manson Violin
Miki Takahashi Violin
Christopher Suckling Viola da gamba
Martin Feinstein Recorder/Director
Garsington Opera https://www.garsingtonopera.org/performance/amadigi
Handel: Amadigi
English Concert, Director: Christian Curnyn
19, 25, 29 June, 7, 11, 21, 24 July 2021
Start Time: 6.20pm
The sorceress Melissa will stop at nothing to seduce the paladin Amadigi away from his beloved Oriana, who is in turn the object of his companion Dardano’s desire. If her threats, cruel tricks and jealous rages fail to win his heart, will her final act of revenge break them apart forever?
Handel’s dramatic setting is a spectacle of enchantment, ghostly spirits and hellish demons. He draws on every emotion of the central characters and explores every facet of the experience of love, from jealousy, vindictiveness and infatuation, to passion, optimism and triumph.
Netia Jones and Christian Curnyn (Die Zauberflöte, 2018) return as director/designer and conductor with Sonja Runje making her festival debut in the title role and The English Concert’s first opera in partnership with Garsington Opera.
Buxton Opera- Handel: Acis and Galatea
Monday 12 July 2021 at 7:15pm, Sunday 18 July 2021 at 2pm and 7:15pm
Tuesday 20 July 2021 at 2pm and 7:15pm
George Frideric Handel (1685 –1759)
A co-production with the Buxton International Festival and the Early Opera Company
Baroque specialists Christian Curnyn and the Early Opera Company bring this popular dramatic work to Buxton after winning the opera category of the BBC Music Magazine Awards in 2019 for their exquisite recording of Acis and Galatea. Director Martin Constantine has gained five-star reviews for his work with Longborough Festival Opera and Welsh National Opera. His production of Paul Bunyan, for WNO, won an RPS Award and was nominated for a South Bank Sky Arts Award.
Soprano Mary Bevan is a winner of the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Young Artist award and UK Critics’ Circle Award for Exceptional Young Talent in music and was awarded a MBE in the Queen’s birthday honours list in 2019.
Nick Pritchard is a Samling Artist and was recently voted ‘Breakthrough Artist in UK Opera’ in the WhatsOnStage Opera Poll 2017.
Libretto by John Gay. Sung in English with side-titles.
Friday 16 July 2021 at 8pm
at St. Albans Cathedral
International Organ Festival
David Hill conductor, Peter Holder organ soloist
St. James’s Baroque
Programme
Michel-Richard de Lalande :La grande pièce royale S161
Handel: Organ Concerto in G minor op. 4 no. 1
Telemann:Concerto Polonois TWV 43:G7
Vivaldi: Concerto in B minor for 4 violins RV 580
Bach: Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major BWV 106
Thursday 10 June at 6pm
Experience the Musical Splendour of Baroque Music with Turini Ensemble!
at St. Mary’s Parish Church, Hamstead Road, Birmingham, B20 2RW
Access:1 minute walk from Bus 16, Church Hill Rd.Stop
Free road parking near the Church
This concert, by the newly-formed Turini Ensemble with Miki Takahashi (Baroque Violin) Annabel Knight (Recorder/Traverso) and Robin Bigwood (Harpsichord), , presents an hour of exciting and often emotionally-moving music from the lavish and colourful baroque era. Though some composers may be unfamiliar, the pieces are attractive and tuneful, often incorporating the ‘pop song’ and haunting folk melodies of the day.
The musicians of Turini Ensemble, all experienced professional players, and using beautiful baroque-style instruments – violin, recorder and harpsichord – will give some short, informal introductions to each work during the concert.
Programme
Tarquino Merula: Canzone La Treccha
Turini (c.1595 – 1656): Trio Sonata Secondo tuono
A.Vivaldi( 1678 – 1741): Trio Sonata
H.I.F.Biber (1644-1704): Rosary Sonata X “The Crucifixion”
Bernardo Storace (fl.1664):Ciaccona harpsichord solo
Tarquinio Merula (1595 —1665): Canzone La Pedrina
G.P. Telemann(1681 –1767): Sonata a 3 for recorder, violin and Basso Continuo
Friday 21 May 2021 at 6pm
2 to link: Violin & Viola Duo Concert
at All Saints Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7RA
This is an approx. 1hour casual concert with Miki Takahashi and Adam Romer. We’ll be playing duos by Mozart, Hoffmesiter and Bruni. At the end of the concert, you’ll get a post card of an illustration inspired by one of the pieces we play on the evening, by local illustrator Mayah Wetherell.
Programme:
W.A.Mozart: Duo in G major KV423
Allegro
Adagio
Rondeau
Adam:About Hoffmesiter
Franz Anton Hoffmeister: Duo Op.19 No.2
Adagio
Allegro
Green Sleeves variations to a Ground with Division, from “The Division Violin”
Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni: Duo in D major Op.25 No.1
Allegro moderato sostenuto
Allegretto Scherzando
Saturday 5 September 2020 at 10pm
At Schloss Batzdorf, Schloßstr. 2/OT. Batzdorf 01665 Klipphausen, Germany
Heinrich Ignaz Bieber:Rosary Sonatas
- Annunciation
IV.The Presentation of the Infant Jesus in the Temple
X. The Crucifixion
XV. The Beatification of the Virgin
Baroque Violin: Miki Takahashi
Harpsichord: Alena Honigova
Friday 28 August 2020 at 7pm
At Kirche Mariä Heimsuchung, Květnov/Quinau, Gemeinde Blatno, Bezirk Chomutov/Comotau, Tschechische Republik
Heinrich Ignaz Bieber:Rosary Sonatas
- Annunciation
IV.The Presentation of the Infant Jesus in the Temple
X. The Crucifixion
XV. The Beatification of the Virgin
Baroque Violin: Miki Takahashi
Harpsichord: Alena Honigova
