Cambridge Early Music Concerts 2011
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PHILIPPE ROGIER 450th Anniversary Concert
Magnificat dir. Philip Cave and His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts
8.00pm, Saturday 19 February, 2011
Philippe Rogier: "Honour, glory, light of Flanders" - 450th anniversary concert. Includes Missa Philippus II Rex.
Philippe Rogier (c.1561-1596) was Flemish by
birth, but lived most of his life in Spain in the
service of King Philip...
BRIAN JORDAN MEMORIAL CONCERT
7.30pm, Friday 4 March, 2011
A celebration of a life in music with performances by Brian's friends.
A retiring collection will be taken in aid of the British Heart Foundation (Charity No. 225971) and the Musicians Benevolent Fund (Charity No. 228089).
A celebration of a life in music with performances by Brian's friends.
GOLDBERG VARIATIONS, BWV 988
Fretwork
7.30pm, Monday 14 March, 2011
J S Bach's "Goldberg Variations" - Bach's masterpiece played on viols.
The world-renowned viol consort Fretwork
perform their arrangement of the pinnacle of Bach's keyboard works, the
'Aria...
SPANISH TREASURE
Sirinu
7.30pm, Friday 8 April, 2011
Music by Spanish composers celebrating their 500th anniversaries.
Sirinu presents a colourful variety of Renaissance
Spanish music by four composers all
born 500 years ago: Alonso...
BACH AND WEISS
Jakob Lindberg (lute)
3.00pm, Sunday 8 May, 2011
Solo recital for Baroque lute.
Jakob Lindberg needs little introduction as one of the finest
lutenists in the world today. Continuing his series...
THE GRAND TOUR
Johannette Zomer (voice) and Fred Jacobs (theorbo)
7.30pm, Wednesday 1 June, 2011
Songs to the theorbo by Caccini, Charpentier, Purcell, Rossi.
A musical tour around Renaissance and
Baroque Europe, with songs by Caccini, Luigi Rossi,
Charpentier, Lawes, Purcell...
HANDEL: MESSIAH
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
Clare Wilkinson (mezzo-soprano)
John Potter (tenor)
Stephen Varcoe (bass)
Psalmody and Friends
The Parley of Instruments and Friends
dir. Peter Holman
6.00pm, Sunday 26 June, 2011
Full-time students half-price.
A Suffolk Villages Festival concert organised in association with Cambridge Early Music.
THE FRENCH BAROQUE VIOL
Mark Caudle (viol) and Elizabeth Kenny (theorbo)
4.00pm, Sunday 31 July, 2011
Marais, Sainte-Colombe, Dollé, Forqueray, de Visée.
A tea-time concert by two superb virtuoso players. The
programme will include pieces for solo viol by Marin
Marais,...
LES CARACTÈRES DE LA DANSE
The Parley of Instruments with Ricardo Barros (baroque dance specialist)
8.00pm, Wednesday 3 August, 2011
Charpentier, Rebel, Lully, Campra, Couperin.
Members of The Parley of Instruments perform
instrumental works by Marc-Antoine Charpentier,
Jean-Baptiste Lully,...
LE GRAND SIÈCLE
Students of the Baroque Music Summer School and members of The Parley of Instruments , dir. Peter Holman and Philip Thorby
7.30pm, Saturday 6 August, 2011
French Baroque music from theatre, court and chapel.
Louis XIV did not quite live for a century,
but his long reign, from 1643 to 1715,
spanned a hugely creative period...
TASTAR DE CORDE: 100 YEARS OF THE ITALIAN LUTE FANTASIA
Jacob Heringman (lute)
2.00pm, Sunday 7 August, 2011
An early-afternoon recital of freely composed
Italian music for solo Renaissance lute,
encompassing recercars, preludes,...
THE ART OF THE MADRIGAL
Philip Thorby and friends
8.00pm, Wednesday 10 August, 2011
Forget your fey hey-nonny-nonnies: this
programme reveals all aspects of the
passionate Italian madrigal form, from
Banchieri's...
SHIPWRECK: Music of Henry VII and Philip the Handsome
The Border Waites
8.00pm, Wednesday 10 August, 2011
Early 16th century music performed on shawms, viols, recorders, sackbuts, fiddles, crumhorns and bagpipes.
A programme exploring the splendour of the courts of England and
Burgundy and the hazards of international travel...
MUSIC FROM RENAISSANCE ITALY
Students of the Renaissance Music Summer School, Philip Thorby and friends
7.30pm, Friday 12 August, 2011
A glimpse into the world of
Renaissance Italy, with repertoire
stretching from frottole to madrigals,
motets to...
PASSION AND RESURRECTION
Stile Antico
7.30pm, Saturday 13 August, 2011
Cornysh, Tallis, Taverner, Byrd, Gibbons, Victoria, Gombert.
Stile Antico is internationally
admired as "an ensemble of breathtaking freshness, vitality and balance...". They...
BAROQUE CAMBRIDGE WALK
10.00am, Saturday 1 October, 2011
Blue Badge Guide John Newnham leads a group of up to twenty people on a
guided walk around Cambridge's historic centre, taking in both famous and
little-known features, with special reference to Baroque architecture. The
walk will last for 90 minutes, starting at the Hotel du Vin on Trumpington
Street and ending at Pembroke College in time for Mark Williams's organ
recital. The fee includes admission to colleges.
HANDEL AND HIS EUROPEAN CONTEMPORARIES
Mark Williams (organ)
12.00 noon, Saturday 1 October, 2011
Celebrity organ recital by Mark Williams, recently appointed Director of Music at Jesus College.
This celebrity organ recital includes Handel's Concerto in F, Op. 4 No. 5, transcribed for solo
organ; the Bach/Vivaldi...
LONDON AND PARIS: THE SPELL OF THE METROPOLES
Ensemble Amaranthos
3.00pm, Saturday 1 October, 2011
Concert of music by Telemann, Geminiani, Marais, Rebel as well as Handel.
This exciting and dynamic period ensemble uses the rare instrumental combination of flute, violin, viola da gamba,...
BECOMING ENGLISH
Dr Ruth Smith
6.15pm, Saturday 1 October, 2011
The eminent Handel scholar Ruth Smith looks at the English words that Handel chose to set, and probes
his rivalry with his English counterpart Thomas Arne. Followed by a reception for Festival Season Ticket holders.
ARIAS FOR MRS ARNE
Emma Kirkby (soprano), London Handel Players
8.00pm, Saturday 1 October, 2011
Concert of music from Handel's Athalia, Alceste and Alexander's Feast, and works by J.C. Bach and Lampe as
well as by Thomas Arne.
There will be a talk by Dr Ruth Smith before the concert (see above).
The soprano Cecilia Young was the toast of 18th-century London, receiving
high praise from Charles Burney, and chosen...
HANDEL MATTINS
Great St Mary's Choir dir. Sam Hayes
11.15am, Sunday 2 October, 2011
The service of Choral Mattins will include music by Handel.
FESTIVAL LUNCH
12.30pm, Sunday 2 October, 2011
A delicious buffet lunch, including sumptuous dessert, in Cambridge's best
café - the beautifully converted church of St Michael. Fresh, seasonal
homemade food using locally-sourced produce. Advance booking essential.
For more information including sample menus see Michaelhouse Café.
HANDEL'S VIOLIN SONATAS
Adrian Butterfield
2.30pm, Sunday 2 October, 2011
Adrian Butterfield, leader of the London Handel Players
and a distinguished baroque violin soloist, will speak
about the music which he will be performing later in
the afternoon, with particular reference to the
manuscripts held by the Fitzwilliam Museum.
HANDEL'S VIOLIN SONATAS
Adrian Butterfield (violin) and Laurence Cummings (harpsichord)
3.30pm, Sunday 2 October, 2011
A recital of Handel's exquisite violin sonatas.
There will be a talk by Adrian Butterfield before the concert (see above).
Adrian Butterfield and Laurence Cummings are co-directors
of the London Handel Orchestra and Players as
well as...
HANDEL CHORAL EVENSONG
Great St Mary's Choir dir. Sam Hayes
6.30pm, Sunday 2 October, 2011
The traditional Anglican service of Choral Evensong will include music by Handel.
BAROQUE INSIGHT
Lute Duo
3.00pm, Sunday 20 November, 2011
Music for Baroque guitar and theorbo by Piccinini, Kapsberger, Sanz.
This fabulously talented Polish duo presents a showcase of music for
Baroque guitar and theorbo. This fertile combination...
CONCERTI FOR CHRISTMAS
The Musical and Amicable Society
7.30pm, Saturday 10 December, 2011
Bach, Vivaldi, Locatelli, Valentini.
The 'Concerti for Christmas' concerts given
by the Amicables have become a new
Cambridge tradition. This vibrant...
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