| 7.30pm, Saturday 15th October 2011 Annabel Knight Annabel Knight (flute & recorder) Robin Bigwood (harpsichord) Reiko Ichise (viola da gamba) Sonatas, concertos and trios by Telemann, for recorder, transverse flute and continuo. This concert celebrates the launch of Annabel’s new CD Telemann:Time:Travel. She plays with fellow Passacaglia members Robin Bigwood (harpsichord) and Reiko Ichise (viola da gamba). |  |
Website: www.passacaglia.com
| 4.00pm, Sunday 20th November 2011 Tilman Skowroneck A recital of works by Gibbons, J S Bach (the great D major Partita) and French composers. Tilman Skowroneck is a renowned early keyboard player and musicologist, and author of the book Beethoven the Pianist. |  |
Website: skowroneck.wordpress.com
| 7.30pm, Saturday 7th January 2012 Steven Devine & Kate Semmens Harpsichordist Steven Devine is joined by soprano Kate Semmens for a concert that will showcase a new copy of the 1715 Keene & Brackley spinet, made by Malcolm Rose. Domestic music and high art, from England and beyond. |   |
Websites:
www.stevendevine.com
www.katesemmens.com
| 7.30pm, Saturday 4th February 2012 The Artisans The Medieval Experience From foot-tapping Italian dances and enchanting French troubadour songs, to uplifting Iberian choruses and English carols, this superb young group brings to life a rich variety of medieval music. |  |
Website: the-artisans.co.uk
Ticket availability: Almost sold out - please call 07941 232 555
| 4.00pm, Sunday 4th March 2012 Frances Kelly Triple Delight: ‘A sound so melting and prolonged’ Frances Kelly is one of the leading exponents of early harps. In this wide-ranging programme of baroque music she demonstrates the enchanting qualities of three different harps: the Spanish cross-strung, the Irish wire-strung and the Italian triple, with its three rows of strings. |  |
Website: www.hyperion-records.co.uk/a.asp?a=A67
Ticket availability: Approx 10 remaining
| 4.00pm, Sunday 1st April 2012 Dapper’s Delight Adrian Brown and Susanna Borsch explore English dance music and songs from 1550-1750, through works found in both high and low cultural sources. Their unique line-up - anglo concertina, recorder and voice - blurs still further the boundaries between ‘art’ and ‘folk’ music. |  |
Website: www.dappersdelight.com
Ticket availability: Approx 10 remaining
EXTRA CONCERT
7.30pm, Thursday 31st May 2012
Paul Simmonds (clavichord)
The Musical Pleasure Garden - keyboard music from C17th Germany
Former Workshop Series organiser Paul Simmonds makes a very welcome return to play music from J.C.F.Fischer’s Ariadne Musica, a little known collection of short preludes and fugues which inspired Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier. The programme also includes music by Krieger, Pachelbel, Fischer, Strunck and Weckmann.
This additional concert is sponsored by the British Clavichord Society, whose aim it is to encourage the study and enjoyment of the clavichord. Unfortunately we cannot offer free admission to our 2011/12 season ticket holders, but they can benefit from reduced rate entry - see below.
Tickets:
£12 to include a glass of wine
£10 for BCS members and Workshop Series season ticket holders.
Please book for this concert in the usual way, as described on the Tickets & Information page.