Sounds Historical: 600 years Hildegard to Haydn

Fri 06Sep2024

The Music Room - Eynsham

Newland Street, Witney, OX29 4LA

7.00 pm

£18

Hop into our time machine for a whistle-stop tour of musical history from the medieval through to the 18th century!

Voices, recorders, lutes, crumhorns, flutes, viols, violin... fasten your seatbelts as 600 years whizz by in 60 minutes!  

All carefully researched and arranged, to provide an accessible journey through the changes and developments of music and instruments from Hildegard to Haydn!

We speak to our audiences throughout our concerts, keeping our performances inclusive and interactive - including a game of ‘instrument’ bingo!

Composers will include Hildegard von Bingen, Isaac, Alfonso X of Castile, Machaut, Dalza, Schlick, Attaignant, Susato, Cima, Simpson, de la Barre, Telemann, and Haydn.

With grateful thanks for continuing support from  Continuo Foundation (www.continuofoundation.co.uk)