British Harpsichord Society Events Diary

AUGUST 2008

WEDNESDAY 20th AUGUST at 2.00pm: Wallace Collection, Hertford House, Manchester Square, London W1U 3BN
'The Grand Tour'
Janiculum - Marie Vassiliou (soprano), John Trusler (violin), Graham Walker ('cello), Jane Clark (harpsichord)
Alessandro & Domenico Scarlatti, Castrucci, Bononcini, Galuppi, Vivaldi, & traditional Neapolitan
(Preceded by a talk on Canaletto and Guardi by curator, Christoph Vogtherr, at 1pm)
Admission free

WEDNESDAY 20th AUGUST at 3.00pm: St. Cecilia’s Hall, Cowgate/Niddry Street, Venue 31, Edinburgh
'Passione e Delicatezza'
Michele Benuzzi (1755 Baillon harpsichord)
An Italianate programme including Paradies’ expressive Sonata in F major, Turini’s dramatic Sonata in G minor, and Scarlatti’s sonatas - both extrovert and refined  (Sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute)
Information:  www.stceciliasfriends.org.uk and www.michelebenuzzi.org.uk/
Tickets:  £8 (£6) Fringe Office, Queen’s Hall, or at door

THURSDAY 21st AUGUST at 6.30pm: Handel House, 25 Brook Street, London W1K 4HB
'Currents of Fresh Air'
Benjamin Sansom (baroque violin) and Lina Zilinskyte (harpsichord)
Programme includes Telemann’s Violin Sonata in D, Partita in A for solo harpsichord by J.S.Bach, and sonatas by Scarlatti.
Information: www.handelhouse.org SOLD OUT

SATURDAY 23rd AUGUST at 3.00pm: St. Cecilia’s Hall, Cowgate/Niddry Street, Venue 31, Edinburgh
'Omnibus of Harpsichord Music'
Yoshiko Ieki (1764/83 Goermans/Taskin harpsichord)
Including Bach’s Partita No. 3 in A, Purcell’s Suite No. 7 in D and pieces by D’Anglebert and Rameau
Information: www.stceciliasfriends.org.uk
Tickets: £8 (£6) Fringe Office, Queen’s Hall or at door

MONDAY 25th AUGUST at 1.00pm: Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ
Proms Chamber Music at Cadogan Hall
Les Talens Lyriques – Céline Scheen (soprano), Stéphanie Paulet (violin), Atsushi Sakaï (cello), Christophe Rousset (harpsichord/director)
Programme includes works by Lambert, Marais, Montéclair, Rameau, and Couperin (14è ordre – Le rossignol-en-amour; Double du rossignol)
Tickets: £10, £8, £5 Box Office: 0845 401 5040 On-line booking: www.bbc.co.uk/proms
Information: www.cadoganhall.com

FRIDAY 29th AUGUST at 2.00pm: St. Nicholas Church, Arundel
Arundel Music Festival
Hendrik Bouman (harpsichord)
Programme includes music by Sweelinck, Philips, Bull, J.S.Bach and Hendrik Bouman.

SATURDAY 30th AUGUST at 7.30pm: The Parish Church of All Saints, Village Green, Lanchester, Co. Durham
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (Lanchester Collegium Musicum with Jonathan Slade: flute, Dr. Michael Mullen: viola da gamba and Dr. Ian Brunt: harpsichord and organ)
Music for the Court of Berlin and the City of Hamburg by C.P.E.Bach (1714-1788) in the Empfindsamkeit Style
Tickets: £8 (concessions £5) and those unwaged, under 18 years or full time students free. Admission at the door or reservations in advance by enclosing an s.a.e. to Dr. Ian Brunt, The Lodge, Lanchester, Co. Durham, DH7 0LF with cheques made payable to 'All Saints, Lanchester, P.C.C'

SEPTEMBER 2008

THURSDAY 4th SEPTEMBER at 2.00pm: The Wallace Collection, Hertford House, Manchester Square, London W1U 3BN
MUSIC FROM THE TIME OF BOUCHER AND CHARDIN
Janiculum - Marie Vassiliou (soprano), John Trusler (violin), Graham Walker ('cello), Jane Clark (harpsichord)
Programme: Blavet, Clérambault, Couperin, Duphly, Lully, Mouret, Rameau & Rousseau
Preceded by a talk in the Exhibition Galleries on Masters of Modern Manners: Boucher and Chardin at 1.00pm
Admission free

THURSDAY 4th SEPTEMBER at 7.00pm: Houghton Hall, Houghton, King’s Lynn, PE31 6UE
HARPSICHORD RECITAL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION (Gerald Gifford: harpsichord)
Harpsichord by Ferguson Hoey, Oxford 1983, after Graebner, Dresden 1739
Information and tickets from 07917 757328 and lodge@the2allens.fsnet.co.uk

SATURDAY 6th SEPTEMBER at 7.30pm: St. Peter’s Church, Pertenhall, Bedfordshire
RECITAL OF MUSIC FOR ORGAN, HARPSICHORD AND SPINET (Gerald Gifford: harpsichord)
Chamber organ by Crang, Spinet by Shaftoe after Player and Harpsichord by Clayson & Garrett after Ridolfi.
Information and tickets from jmvasmer@hotmail.co.uk

SATURDAY 6th SEPTEMBER at 7.30pm: St. Tanwg’s Church, Harlech, LL46 2YA
Harlech Music Society, Wales
CONSORT 1700 (Martyn Shaw: traverso flute, Emma Dixon: baroque cello, Charlotte Wilson: harpsichord)
Programme includes Hotteterre, Bach, Bononcini and Geminiani.
Information: Tel. Brian Jones 01766 780279
Tickets: Available at door - probably £8 for non-members and £7 for club members

TUESDAY 9th SEPTEMBER at 6.30pm: Handel House, 25 Brook Street, London W1K 4HB
'The Best of The French'
Ketil Haugsand: harpsichord
Marchand, Forqueray fils, and Rameau
Information: www.handelhouse.org
Tickets: £7 - booking line 0207 399 1953

WEDNESDAY 10th SEPTEMBER at 2.30 and 7.30pm: Markenfield Hall, near Ripon
CONSORT 1700 (Martyn Shaw: baroque flute, Emma Dixon: baroque cello, Charlotte Wilson: harpsichord)
Programme includes music by Bach, Handel, Geminiani, Hotteterre le Romain
Markenfield Hall is a moated mediaeval manor near Ripon dating from 1310. The concert will take place in the Great Hall, now the library and portrait gallery.
Tickets: £18. SOLD OUT for the 7.30pm performance but still available for the afternoon performance at 2.30pm
Information: Tel: 01765 605508 or www.riponinternationalfestival.com

SATURDAY 13th SEPTEMBER at 7.30pm: The Parish Church of All Saints, Lanchester, County Durham
FLOWERS FROM FLANDERS’ FIELDS (The Clerks of Durham & The Boismortier Consort. Directed by Andrew Fowler and Dr. Ian Brunt: harpsichord & organ)
Renaissance Music by Josquin des Prez (c.1440-1521), Tiburtino, Arcadelt, Verdelot, Moulu, Gombert & Van Wilder. The programme will be interspersed with contemporary readings from journals, eyewitness accounts and letters of the period, giving an instinctive feel for the vanished world and the people who created this rich musical legacy. Refreshments during the programme interval will be served in the Chapter House.
Tickets: £8 (concessions £5) and those unwaged, under 18 years or full time students free
Admission at the door or reservations in advance by enclosing an s.a.e. to Dr. Ian Brunt, The Lodge, Lanchester, County Durham, DH7 0LF, with cheques made payable to 'All Saints, Lanchester, P.C.C.'

SATURDAY 13th SEPTEMBER at 5pm and 8pm: Finchcocks, Riseden, Goudhurst, Kent, TN17 1HH
DOLMETSCH DAY (lute and recorders + Pawel Siwczak: harpsichord)
Includes an illustrated talk on Arnold Dolmetsch by his grand-daughter Jeanne (5pm) and a concert (8pm) reflecting early Haslemere Festival concerts, with harpsichord (Pawel Siwczak), lute and recorders.
Information: www.finchcocks.co.uk

OCTOBER 2008

SATURDAY 4th OCTOBER at 12.30pm: All Saints Church, Durham Road, East Finchley, London N2 9NH
EAST FINCHLEY ARTS FESTIVAL
DUO DORADO (Hazel Brooks: violin and David Pollock: harpsichord)
A Baroque Musical Feast. Music by Corelli, Bach and Vivaldi.
Information: www.eastfinchleyartsfestival.org.uk

WEDNESDAY 8th OCTOBER at 7.30pm: Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP
PURCELL AND GIBBONS: GREAT MINDS (Richard Egarr: director & harpsichord, Choir of the Academy of Ancient Music, Wilke Te Brummelstroete: Dido, Maarten Koningsberger: Aeneas, Lorna Anderson: Belinda, Giles Underwood: The Sorcerer)
UK concert premiere of four recently discovered Gibbons masterpieces (Not to us, O Lord, Above the stars, Fantasia in A and The Lord said unto my Lord) is followed by Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas.
Tickets: £14 - £27.
Free pre-concert talk by Richard Egarr at 6.30pm:
Box Office: 020 7935 2141
Information: www.wigmore-hall.org.uk

SATURDAY 11th OCTOBER at 7.00pm: King of Hearts Arts Centre, 7 – 15 Fye Bridge Street, Norwich, NR3 1LJ
DOUBLE HARPSICHORD RECITAL (Carolyn Gibley, Robin Bigwood: harpsichord)
Information: Tel: 01603 620805
Tickets: £6 - £32

SUNDAY 12th OCTOBER at 10.00a.m. – 5.00pm: Chetham’s School of Music, Long Millgate, Manchester M3 1SB
DISCOVERING THE HARPSICHORD (Sharon Gould and Charlotte Wilson: harpsichord)
A highly experiential day that offers you the chance of an intimate look at the instrument once forgotten. Sharon Gould and Charlotte Wilson will guide you through some of the harpsichord’s joys and frustrations, whilst helping you discover its crucial role in today’s musical culture.
Information: Rachel Gee on 0161 839 6548 or email: rachelgee@chethams.com
Admission: Free
Registration Fee: £8 per participant

TUESDAY 14th OCTOBER at 6.30pm: Handel House, 25 Brook Street, London W1K 4HB
FROM ANONYMOUS TO ANDRIESSEN
Pamela Nash: harpsichord
Includes music by Byrd, Bohm, L. Couperin and Scarlatti
Information: www.handelhouse.org
Tickets: £7. Tel: 0207 399 1953

WEDNESDAY 15th OCTOBER at 7.30pm: Millgate Arts Centre, Delph, Oldham OL3 5DY SADDLEWORTH CHAMBER CONCERTS (Duo Dorado – Hazel Brooks: violin and David Pollock: harpsichord)
Music for violin, viola d’amore and harpsichord by Corelli, Croft, Purcell, J.S.Bach, Handel, Vivaldi and Scarlatti.
Tickets: £10 (£4 concessions) on the door
Information: contact Fanny Livings on 01457 873030 or at 209 Huddersfield Road, Diggle, Oldham OL3 5PF

THURSDAY 16th OCTOBER at 7.30pm: Sir William Turner’s Hospital, Kirkleatham, Redcar, TS10 4QT
CLASSICS AT KIRKLEATHAM (Duo Dorado – Hazel Brooks: violin and David Pollock: harpsichord)
A Baroque Musical Feast including music by Handel, Vivaldi and J.S.Bach.
Tickets: £10
Box Office: 01642 482828
Information: www.communigate.co.uk/ne/swthospital/page3.phtml

FRIDAY 24th – SUNDAY 26th OCTOBER St. Cecilia’s Hall, Niddry Street, Cowgate, Edinburgh, EH1 1LJ
EDINBURG UNIVERSITY EARLY KEYBOARD SYMPOSIUM
Marking the 40 th anniversary of the opening of the Russell Collection at St. Cecilia’s Hall, and covering all types of early keyboard instrument, from the harpsichord and clavichord to the piano and tangentenflugel. Concerts, lecture-recitals and conference papers: participants include Sally Fortino, Alfons Huber, John Koster, Denzil Wraight, and others.
Information: www.music.ed.ac.uk/euchmi/uek or from Darryl Martin at St. Cecilia’s Hall.

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