Jonathan Watts Directs "Devon Baroque" from the Harpsichord Church of St. Peter, Paul & Thomas of Canterbury NOURISH FESTIVAL in Bovey Tracey Friday 5 September |
August
Dartington International Summer School (DISS) Concerts [See http://www.dartington.org for more details and tickets prices]
Friday 1 at 7.45pm DISS Choir
(dir. Andrew Griffiths)
with Nicholas Clapton (alto),
Charles Daniels (tenor). CPE BACH St. John Passion STEFFANI Stabat Mater JS BACH Lobet den Herrn ZELENKA Magnificat in D.
Friday 8 at 7.45pm DISS Choir & Chamber Choir
(dir. Jacqueline Shave)
JS BACH St. John Passion
with Helen Parker (soprano), Andrew Watts (alto),
Charles Daniels (tenor),
Lukas Zeman & Christopher Wray (baritone). Friday 1 & Saturday 2 at 7.30pm Iford Manor, nr. Bradford on Avon BA15 2BA Early Opera Company
directed by Justin Way
and conducted by Christian Curnyn MONTEVERDI The Return of Ulysses (sung in English) with Jonathan McGovern (Ulysses),
Nick Pritchard (Telemaco),
Rowan Hellier (Penelope),
Elizabeth Cragg (Minerva),
Annie Gill (Melanto),
Callum Thorpe (Antinoo) & Daniel Auchincloss (Eumete). Tickets £110 (Sun-Fri) £114 (Sat)
from Bath Box Office 01225 448844. http://www.ifordarts.org.uk Saturday 2 at 7.30pm Collegiate Church of St Endellion, North Cornwall PL29 3TP St. Endellion 56th Summer Festival of Music St. Endellion Festival Orchestra and Chorus,
Ryan Wigglesworth (dir.) with Sophie Bevan, Pamela Helen Stephen,
Mark Padmore, Matthew Brook.
BACH Mass in B minor BWV 232 Tickets £24, £22 & £19
on 01208 880298 from 30th June.
Monday 4 at 7.30pm Truro Cathedral Ditto Tickets £8 to £24
from Hall of Cornwall Box Office 01872 262466 http://www.endellionfestivals.org.uk
September
Thursday 4 at 7.30pm
Crediton Parish Church. Church Lane, Crediton, Devon, EX17 2AH.
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In Peascod Time - Music, Words and Song for Summer and Harvest
Eleanor Cramer (soprano, bass viol),
Arngeir Hauksson (lute, guitar, bass),
Alison Kinder (viols, recorders),
Tamsin Lewis (Renaissance violin, viols, alto)
& Jack Merivale (actor, baritone).
Music by Cavendish, Bennet, Greene, East,
Johnson, Pilkington, Purcell & Robinson. Tickets £12.50, (students £6.00 and children free)
in advance with SAE from The Ticket Secretary,
24 Dean Street, Crediton, Devon. EX17 3EN
(application form on the website) or at the door. http://www.bonifaceconcerts.co.uk Thursday 4 at 7.30pm Marine Theatre, Church Street, Lyme Regis TA7 3QA Friday 5 at 11am Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport DT6 3NR Friday 5 at 8pm Ilminster Arts Centre, East Street, Ilminster TA19 0AN Saturday 6 at 7.30pm St. Stephen's Church, High Street, Exeter EX4 3LW Jane Gordon (violin) and Julian Perkins (harpsichord) HANDEL Sonata in D HWV371 LECLAIR Sonata (Premier livre) CORELLI Sonata No 12 in D minor Op 5 La Follia BIBER Sonata No 5 in D minor (1681) and Passacaglia for solo violin D SCARLATTI Keyboard sonatas K8, K9 and K430 JS BACH Sonata in E minor BWV1023 Tickets: Lyme Regis 01297 442394 £14,
Bridport 01308 42420 £10,
Ilminster 01460 55783 £14,
Exeter 01392 667080 £14. http://www.concertsinthewest.org Friday 5 at 7.30pm St. Peter, St. Paul & St. Thomas of Canterbury, Bovey Tracey TQ13 9EP Devon Baroque
directed from the harpsichord by Jonathan Watts Programme includes: J.S. BACH Brandenburg Concerto No.3 VIVALDI The Four Seasons J.C.F. BACH Sinfonia and a HANDEL Overture Tickets £18, under 18s £5,
obtainable online at: http://www.nourishfestival.org/music Pre-concert talk by Jonathan Watts
with cheese & wine from 6pm in the Church Rooms £10. http://www.devonbaroque.co.uk Saturday 13 at 7.30pm St. Mary's Church, High Street, Totnes TQ9 5NN Liam Byrne (viol) & Arngeir Hauksson (lute) Sound Out My Voice Works by Josquin des Prez, Binchois, Ortiz, da Milano,
Palestrina, Lassus, Striggio, Pcinini, da Rore and others Tickets for TEMS members free;
see http://www.totnesearlymusic.org.uk for membership details. Non-members £12, students & under 18s £5
from http://www.dartington.org or at the door. Saturday 27 at 7.30pm Buckland in the Moor Parish Church, nr. Ashburton, Devon TQ13 7HP The Greenwood Consort
with Pat Browne (recorders, contralto),
Mark Bennett (recorders, viola da gamba),
Ian Hiscock (harpsichord). Secret Vivaldi VIVALDI Trio sonata in A minor VIVALDI Cantata, "Alla caccia dell'alme e de' cori" VIVALDI Trio sonata in G minor VIVALDI Sonata in A minor VIVALDI Sonata in C minor f VIVALDI Trio sonata fin A minor "La Follia" Tickets: adults £7.50, accompanied children under 16 free
- funds raised in aid of St Peter's Church.
October
Friday 17 at 2.30 pm
St Pancras's Church, Widecombe-in-the-Moor TQ13 7TA
Julian Perkins harpsichord,
Anna Dennis soprano,
Sarah Moffatt violin,
Henrik Persson viola da gamba Sounds Baroque HANDEL Süße Stille, sanfte Quelle PURCELL Suite from The Tempest RAMEAU Concert from Pièces de Clavecin en Concerts DODGSON The Worm The Snail and the Butterfly FARRINGDON Ariel Songs HANDEL Flammende Rose, Zierde der Erden Tickets £18, £16, £14 from 01643 831006 Part of the http://www.thetwomoorsfestival.co.uk Festival Saturday 18 at 7.30pm St. Mary's Church, High Street, Totnes Musica Domestica
(Kate Semmens soprano, Matt Truscott violin,
Becky Truscott cello & Steven Devine harpsichord)
The Enlightened Music Maker HANDEL Allegro fromSonata in F,
SusseStille,
Sarabande & Allegro from Suite in G minor,
Meine Seele, Das Zitternde, Cantata: Lucrezia LECLAIR Sonata for violin & continuo VIVALDI Sonata for cello & continuo in B flat J.S. BACH Sonata for violin & obbligato harpsicord STANLEY Cantata: Teach me, Venus and Aria: Shall Strangers Weep Tickets for TEMS members free;
see http://www.totnesearlymusic.org.uk for membership details. Non-members £12, students & under 18s £5
from http://www.dartington.org or at the door. Monday 20 at 7.30pm St. Mary Magdalene's Church, Chulmleigh EX18 7BR Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord) BACH Toccata in E minor BWV 914 BACH Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor BWV 903 BACH French Suite No.6 in E major BWV 817 BACH Partita No.4 in D major BWV 828 Tickets: £25, £22, £18 from 01643 8320 Part of the http://www.thetwomoorsfestival.co.uk Festival
Saturday 25 at 2.30pm Ugborough Parish Church, nr. Ivybridge, Devon PL21 0NT The Greenwood Consort. Sounds Special MARCELLO Concerto di Flauti JS BACH Cantata, "Der Friede sei mit dir", BWV 158 - TELEMANN Double concerto in E minor f TELEMANN Trio sonata in A TELEMANN Quartet in D minor from Tafelmusik JS BACH Brandenburg Concerto No.4 - Tickets: free - retiring collection in aid of Music for All.