Concerts & Recitals

Fri. 4th May, 7.30pm

Little Budworth Village Hall, Vicarage Lane, Little Budworth, Cheshire CW6 9BP
Wild Men of the Baroque
Piers Adams and David Wright
Tickets and information from Cheshire Rural Touring Arts

Sat. 5th May, 7.30pm

Tarvin Community Centre, Meadow Cl, Tarvin, Chester CH3 8LY
Wild Men of the Baroque
Piers Adams and David Wright
Tickets and information from Cheshire Rural Touring Arts

Thu. 10th May, 1.15pm

Saint Pancras Parish Church, Euston Road, London, NW1 2BA
Il Flauto Italiano – A Recital
Stefan Pilczek (recorders)
Duncan Appleby (harpsichord)
Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739):
  Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in B flat, Opus 2, No 7
Robert Valentine (c 1680-c 1735):
  Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in D minor, Opus 5, No 2
Domenico Sarri (1679-1744):
  Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in  F
Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713):
  Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in  D minor, Anh 35
Jacob van Eyck (1590-1657):
  Under the Green Linden Tree from ‘Der Fluyten Lusthof’;
  Prince Robert’s March from ‘Der Fluyten Lusthof’
Admission free

Sun. 13th May, 11.30am

Hackney Downs Studios, Amhurst Terrace, London, E8 2BT
Palisander with lutenist Toby Carr.
Beware the Spider!
17th Century victims of venomous spider bites were offered no medicinal cure or relief. Instead, the local musicians would work together to find a curative melody…
This programme serves as a musical illustration of the wide-ranging side effects experienced by those suffering a poisonous spider bite. Palisander performs music spanning 400 years, on recorders up to 2 metres tall, including works by Dowland, Vivaldi and Byrd, as well as traditional tarantellas arranged for the group.
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Wed. 16th May, 12.30pm

Corn Exchange, Newbury RG14 5BD
Flauti d’echo: Tabea Debus and Olwen Foulkes recorders with Kate Conway viola da gamba andJohan Löfving theorbo
Awake, Thou Wintry Earth
Flauti d’echo celebrates the arrival of spring with music from Germany, England, France and Italy. Cheeky cuckoos, blossoming flowers, dancing shepherds and buffeting winds frame a beautiful pastoral aria, ‘Awake, Thou Wintry Earth’ by J.S. Bach.
Tickets: £10
More details and booking from the Newbury Festival website

Wed. 16th May, 1.05pm

St Alfege Church, Greenwich, London, SE10 9BJ
Palisander 
Antidotum Arachne
17th Century victims of venomous spider bites were offered no medicinal cure or relief.  Instead, the local musicians would work together to find a curative melody…
This programme serves as a musical illustration of the wide-ranging side effects experienced by those suffering a poisonous spider bite. Palisander performs music spanning 400 years, on recorders up to 2 metres tall, including works by Dowland, Vivaldi and Byrd, as well as traditional tarantellas arranged for the group.
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Sat. 19th May, 7pm

Curry Rivel church, Somerset
Mendip Consort conducted by Joyce Rudall
perform a concert mostly music associated with world war one, but also a few interesting extras. 

Sat. 19th May, 7.30pm

Holy Trinity Church, Church Lane‎, Weston, Hertfordshire SG4 7DJ
Palisander with percussionist Guy Shalom.
Journey to the New World
Inspired by Christopher Columbus’ odyssey to the “New World”, the Palisander Ensemble has designed an exotic program combining court music from the explorers’ countries and pieces inspired by the sea and the indigenous peoples of America .
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Sun. 20th May, 4pm

St Giles Community Hall, Main Road, Balderton NG24 3LN
East Midlands Recorder Orchestra – conducted by Sheila Richards – present their first concert.
The programme will include:
– Brook Green Suite – Holst
– The Imps of Lincoln – Paul Richards
– Mountain Mosaic – Glen Shannon
– Chaconne – Buxtehude
– Folk Songs from Somerset – Vaughan Williams
– Fantasia su ‘Scampagnata dell’orso Teddi’ – David Cranmer
There will be a retiring collection to raise money for Beaumond House Community Hospice in memory of the composer, Paul Richards.

Wed. 23rd May, 7.30pm

All Saints’ Church, Tudeley, Tonbridge, Kent TN11 0NZ
The Stanesby Players present: La Visionnaire, A concert to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the birth of François Couperin (1668 – 1733) with music by Couperin, Boismortier, Leclair, Dolle and Linde.
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Fri. 25th May, 1.05pm

Wells Cathedral
Lunchtime Recital
Mendip Consort conducted by Joyce Rudall
The music this year features composers who were associated and affected by the events of the first world war, on his anniversary year of the ending of the hostilities.
Entry free but a donation towards the upkeep of the Cathedral is expected

Wed. 18th July, 12 noon

United Reformed Church, Petworth, GU28 0AW
Palisander with percussionist Guy Shalom.
Inspired by voyages to the New World by Christopher Columbus, Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh, this programme centres on themes of Renaissance exploration and discovery with musical illustrations of journeys to the New World, and includes works by Tallis, Vivaldi, Susato and Dowland.
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