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Friday March 7th Masterclass for young organists with Christian Wilson Details to be announced ---------------------------------- CONCERT: The Best Hand In England The masterful instrumental music of Gibbons Chelys with David Bannister (keyboard) Delve into the wonderfully diverse instrumental music of Orlando Gibbons. From intricate two-part gems, to sumptuous 6-part fantasias, via the trios and quartets including the ‘great dooble bass’, and the mesmerising in nomines. He crafted some of the best consort music in existence, so what better way to celebrate his 400th anniversary year than by enjoying all of it! 7.30pm St John's College Chapel Tickets here ------------------------------------------- Saturday March 8th
Viola da Gamba Society Meeting A day of talks hosted by the VdGS, including a trip to ChristChurch Library to see some of the original prints containing Gibbons' music. ----------------------------------------- CONCERT: A Heavenly Harmony Journey through the life of Orlando Gibbons Chelys with Vespri Segreti and the chapel choir of St John's College Chart Orlando Gibbons’s life from his birth in Oxford, his employment and travels with the Chapel Royal, to his untimely death in Canterbury in 1625. Gibbons wrote pieces that can be linked to specific people and places throughout his life, and he worked alongside some of the most influential musicians of the age. 7.30pm St John's College Chapel Tickets here ---------------------------------------- Sunday March 9th
CONCERT: Dainty Fine Bird Featuring the wry humour and moralistic wit of the madrigal collection Chelys with Emily Atkinson (soprano) Interweaving the wry humour and moralistic wit of the madrigal collection that Gibbons himself described as ‘apt for viols and voices’, with some of the most expertly crafted instrumental repertoire for viols. 3pm St John's College Chapel Tickets here ---------------------------------------- EVENSONG: with the chapel choir of St John's College 6pm |
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