Cambridge Early Music Concerts 2011
2011 HANDEL FESTIVAL
Our weekend festival on 1-2 October 2011 includes four concerts, Handel Mattins and Evensong services at Great St Mary's Church, a guided walk of Baroque Cambridge, pre-concert talks by eminent Handelians, and a Festival lunch and reception.
Throughout the Festival the Fitzwilliam Museum will be displaying manuscripts of some of the Handel Sonatas which will be performed on Sunday 2 October. (Gallery 3 - details from the Fitzwilliam Museum, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1RB. Call 01223 332900 or fitzmuseum-enquiries@lists.cam.ac.uk.)
Festival brochure (pdf) with details of accommodation in Cambridge, travel information, etc. »
Opera Today article on Cambridge Handel Festival
Opera Today has published an article on our recent Handel Festival weekend.
-- 18 Oct 2011
BAROQUE CAMBRIDGE WALK
10.00am, Saturday 1 October, 2011
Hotel du Vin
Blue Badge Guide John Newnham leads a group of up to twenty people on a
guided walk around Cambridge's historic centre, taking in both famous and
little-known features, with special reference to Baroque architecture. The
walk will last for 90 minutes, starting at the Hotel du Vin on Trumpington
Street and ending at Pembroke College in time for Mark Williams's organ
recital. The fee includes admission to colleges.
HANDEL AND HIS EUROPEAN CONTEMPORARIES
Mark Williams (organ)
12.00 noon, Saturday 1 October, 2011
Pembroke College Chapel
Celebrity organ recital by Mark Williams, recently appointed Director of Music at Jesus College.
This celebrity organ recital includes Handel's Concerto in F, Op. 4 No. 5, transcribed for solo
organ; the Bach/Vivaldi...
LONDON AND PARIS: THE SPELL OF THE METROPOLES
Ensemble Amaranthos
3.00pm, Saturday 1 October, 2011
St Bene't's Church
Concert of music by Telemann, Geminiani, Marais, Rebel as well as Handel.
This exciting and dynamic period ensemble uses the rare instrumental combination of flute, violin, viola da gamba,...
BECOMING ENGLISH
Dr Ruth Smith
6.15pm, Saturday 1 October, 2011
Michaelhouse Centre
The eminent Handel scholar Ruth Smith looks at the English words that Handel chose to set, and probes
his rivalry with his English counterpart Thomas Arne. Followed by a reception for Festival Season Ticket holders.
ARIAS FOR MRS ARNE
Emma Kirkby (soprano), London Handel Players
8.00pm, Saturday 1 October, 2011
Great St Mary's Church
Concert of music from Handel's Athalia, Alceste and Alexander's Feast, and works by J.C. Bach and Lampe as
well as by Thomas Arne.
There will be a talk by Dr Ruth Smith before the concert (see above).
The soprano Cecilia Young was the toast of 18th-century London, receiving
high praise from Charles Burney, and chosen...
HANDEL MATTINS
Great St Mary's Choir dir. Sam Hayes
11.15am, Sunday 2 October, 2011
Great St Mary's Church
The service of Choral Mattins will include music by Handel.
FESTIVAL LUNCH
12.30pm, Sunday 2 October, 2011
Michaelhouse Centre
A delicious buffet lunch, including sumptuous dessert, in Cambridge's best
café - the beautifully converted church of St Michael. Fresh, seasonal
homemade food using locally-sourced produce. Advance booking essential.
For more information including sample menus see Michaelhouse Café.
HANDEL'S VIOLIN SONATAS
Adrian Butterfield
2.30pm, Sunday 2 October, 2011
Little St Mary's Parish Centre
Adrian Butterfield, leader of the London Handel Players
and a distinguished baroque violin soloist, will speak
about the music which he will be performing later in
the afternoon, with particular reference to the
manuscripts held by the Fitzwilliam Museum.
HANDEL'S VIOLIN SONATAS
Adrian Butterfield (violin) and Laurence Cummings (harpsichord)
3.30pm, Sunday 2 October, 2011
Little St Mary's Church
A recital of Handel's exquisite violin sonatas.
There will be a talk by Adrian Butterfield before the concert (see above).
Adrian Butterfield and Laurence Cummings are co-directors
of the London Handel Orchestra and Players as
well as...
HANDEL CHORAL EVENSONG
Great St Mary's Choir dir. Sam Hayes
6.30pm, Sunday 2 October, 2011
Great St Mary's Church
The traditional Anglican service of Choral Evensong will include music by Handel.
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