Regular
Programmes
Regular
Programmes
Pavans,
Galliards and Lusty Lute Songs:
music
from the time of Shakespeare
Sung
and played on lutes, viols and recorders.
Including
includes songs and dances from the plays, with readings to put them
in context, with Christine Jones, soprano
Music
by John Dowland, William Byrd, and Robert Johnson
4
performers
‘Brittania
Triumphans’:
English music from Byrd to Handel
Including
music by William Byrd, John Dowland and Thomas Morley from the
Renaissance, and Henry Purcell and Handel from the Baroque.
3
performers
Dr
Burney’s Journeys
A
musical tour of Europe in the footsteps of the great 18th- century
musician and historian Dr Charles Burney (1726-1814). For
more details, click here
3 or 4 performers
‘A
Tale of Two Cities’: Music from the courts of Louis XIV in
France and the English Kings in London
A
concert that explores the intertwining of English and French courtly
culture and musical styles from the early 17th to the
early 18th centuries. From the 17th century we
play English lute music by John Dowland, solos for bass viol by Louis
Grabu, ‘Frenchified’ dances by Playford and a suite by
Henry Purcell. From the 18th century we include a suite by
Montéclair for flute and continuo (theorbo and bass viol), a
trio sonata by Boismortier, and a recorder sonata by James
Paisible.
3
performers
À
la mode de France
A
concert of French music by Hotteterre, Marais, Boismortier, Gaultier
and Corbetta performed on Baroque flute, theorbo, early guitar and
bass viol, with witty and risqué readings!
3
performers
Music
from Christmas Past
Each
year we devise a new programme for Christmas. Contact us here
for more details.
This page last updated 7 December 2009