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| Emily White Sackbut (see: Margaret Faultless at Dartington March 2012) |
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| playing beautifully with |
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| The English Cornet & Sackbut Ensemble Adrian France: Bass Sackbut Phil Dale & Emily White: Sackbuts Sam Goble & Gawain Glenton: Cornetti . . . and sitting directly behind Gawain . . . |
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| Soprano: Zoë Fitzsimmons |
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| and Tenor: Keith Wainwright |
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| waiting for their cue from JanJoost van Elburg |
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| to sing with the international choir of Blackdowns Early Music Projects and founders Geoffrey & Catherine Bass |
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| with Bass Soloist: Jonathan Arnold |
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| and Soprano: Amy Haworth |
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| followed by - 350 bars rest! |
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| while the Montiverdi String Band rehearse Heinrich Biber's "Sonata No 11" Bass Violin: Mark Caudle Chamber Organ: Steven Devine |
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| Cathedral stewards point out a historic memorial to chamber organ, lutes, sackbut & cornet as part of the life of the Cathedral |
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| Looking up to the minstrel's gallery angels play cornet and baroque trumpet |
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| Back on stage the return of the baroque trumpet! Jean-François Madeuf (playing 'Clarion') leads the Altenburg Ensemble in Johann Christoph Pezel's "Intraden 73 & 74" (Second Clarion: Katie Hodges) |
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| Muted Tromba: Richard Thomas, Stephen Gilbey, Tom Lees Georg Muffat's "Missa in Labore Requies" (Baroque Tympani: Stephen Burke) |
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| Jean-François Madeuf analyses the sound from the nave. Cornettist Sam Goble takes an active interest |
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| Jean-François returns for the full fanfare |
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| with sackbuts and cornetti! |
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| After the rehearsal Steward Malcolm Walker takes everyone up to the organ loft to see an extraordinary discovery |
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| Steven Devine and Emily White are particularly interested |
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| The seventeenth century organ console installed by John Loosemore has been removed and sent to Durham for repair and refurbishment revealing an inscription by a former choral scholar - baroque composer MATTHEW LOCKE! |
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| Beneath the inscription the original seventeenth century floor tiles! |
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| The loft also has some relatively modern but equally fascinating decorations |
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| Malcolm points out the vertiginous walkway under the clerestory |
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| leading to the West Front |
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| In the opposite direction: The East Window |
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| - as seen from inside the seventeenth century organ console |
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| Malcolm explains the history of the console during the English Civil War to a very interested visitor: Organist Steven Devine |
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| The concert? Friday evening was fabulous. So many beautiful voices breathtaking baroque instrumental music and those tremendous trumpets. JanJoost van Elburg and the Blackdowns Early Music Projects choir take a bow |
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| A wonderful evening for Blackdowns choral singer Soprano Zoë Fitzsimmons and her father Bass Rick Fitzsimmons |
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| And in the audience more musicians: Emma Bettany and Ben Pennington (plus mystery guest - 'your name here'!) |
Many thanks to Catherine and Geoffrey Bass
and their creation, Blackdowns Early Music.
A very impressive and enjoyable evening of music, perfect for the traditional setting of Exeter Cathedral.
Here's hoping for more in the future . . .
Talking of Matthew Locke:
Lympstone Entertainments
Talking of Matthew Locke:
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| Margaret Faultless |
Lympstone Parish Church
(Nativity of the Virgin Mary)
Saturday 7 September 7.45pm
GLI AMICI
Leader: Margaret Faultless
(Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment)
'Cello Soloist: Jonathan Rees
Antonio Vivaldi
('Cello Concerto in A minor)
George Frideric Handel
Georg Muffat
Matthew Locke
John Dowland
Tickets: £10
John Welton: 01395 271915
