18th CENTURY OBLIGATO SONATAS.
A welcome return to Lewes Baroquefest for Alison Bury and Maggie Cole, who present a "triumphant" programme to include J. S. Bach's Sonata in A major for violin and harpsichord BWV 1015, his Sonata in E major for violin and harpsichord BWV 1016 and a selection of pièces de clavecin by Jean-Philippe Rameau.
St Michael's Church
Kate Semmens, Sofia Ticciati, Steven Devine
Wednesday 19 July 2023
17th CENTURY DUETS & KEYBOARD MUSIC.
Performing for the first time at Lewes Baroquefest, we welcome Kate Semmens and Sofia Ticciati (sopranos) and Steven Devine (harpsichord). A wonderful evening of music including Purcell's Music For a While, Monteverdi's duet Pur ti Miro and John Blow's Suite for Harpsichord: Ground, Rondo, Minuet.
St Michael's Church
The Vauxhall Band Bassett Horn Trio
Thursday 20 July 2023
AN EVENING OF MOZART, DRUŽECKÝ AND NUDERA.
The Vauxhall Band Basset Horn Trio makes its debut in the Lewes Baroquefest with music to include Mozart's Divertimento No.1 in C, an arrangement of extracts from his Marriage of Figaro, and little heard pieces from Družecký and Nudera.
St Michael's Church
Paula Chateauneuf
Thursday 20 July 2023
PAVANS, ALMAINS, AYRES AND FANTASIES FOR EVENTIDE.
Paula Chateauneuf returns to Lewes Baroquefest with a night-time treat of Pavans, Almins, Ayres and Fantasies for lute from Byrd, Dowland, Holborne, Castaldi and de Visée.
St Michael's Church
Red Priest
Friday 21 July 2023
A BAROQUE EXTRAVAGANZA.
Never a dull moment at a Red Priest concert! Enjoy an evening of Baroque favourites to include Handel's Recorder Sonata in B minor, Vivaldi's Concerto in G minor ‘La Notte’, Telemann's Gypsy Sonata in A minor and Cima's Sonata in A minor.
St Michael's Church
Baroque Collective Singers
Saturday 22 July 2023
SPLENDOURS OF VENICE.
We welcome His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts to our final concert this year, as they join the Baroque Collective Singers, directed by John Hancorn, in an exciting concert of Venetian splendour. Works include Gabrieli's Brass Canzonas, Psalite Plaudite, Omnes Gentes, and Monteverdi's Beatus Vir.
St Michael's Church
Sing & Discover Handel's Solomon
Saturday 5 August 2023
A live workshop with conductor and singer John Hancorn and writer and broadcaster Richard Wigmore, exploring Handel’s ‘Solomon’. Sing & Discover workshops are for choral singers, choirs and music lovers who wish to broaden their range, extend their experience, increase their knowledge of style and context, and who enjoy a challenge.
Nicholas Houghton - piano