Homage to Baroque: Helix Ensemble in Ockbrook at All Saints' Church, Ockbrook on Saturday 23rd September 2023

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Homage to Baroque

Helix Ensemble in Ockbrook

Add to my Calendar 23-09-2023 19:30 23-09-2023 21:30 36 Homage to Baroque We are playing a range of music, with pieces by Bach and Handel as well as music by more modern composers who have used elements of the Baroque style in these pieces. Handel was writing his twelve Concerto Grosso in 1739 featuring virtuosic solo string parts with a string ensemble, while C P E Bach wrote his Symphony in 1776 and was quite innovative, introducing distinct roles for the wind instruments rather than just doubling the strings as composers before had done. Chevalier de Saint Georges was a mixed-race composer in France at the time of Mozart but his name has only recently become well-known, especially after the new film release about his life.   Not only was he a skilled violinist but he also excelled at fencing! Stravinsky and Hindemith both used ideas from Baroque music and modernised them in their own distinctive styles.  Stravinsky’s music is from his ballet of the same name and includes wind and brass, while Hindemith’s piece is for strings only.   Helix Ensemble will be led by our guest Musical Director Clare Bhabra, who plays with Sinfonia Viva and the Tedesca Quartet and leads several orchestras including Nottingham Philharmonic. Tickets available from helixensemble@btinternet.com or 07954 085009 All Saints' Church, Ockbrook DD/MM/YYYY

Details

All Saints' Church
Church Street
Ockbrook
Derbyshire
DE72 3RB
England

Saturday 23rd September 2023
7:30 PM

Programme

Joseph Bologne Chevalier de Saint-George – Symphony no.2 in D Major
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Symphony in F major, H.665
Paul Hindemith – Five Pieces for Strings, Op.44
George Frideric Handel – Concerto Grosso in A major, Op.6 no.11 (HWV 329)
Igor Stravinsky – Pulcinella: Suite
Karl Jenkins – Palladio: 1st movement

Performers

Clare Bhabra – violin / Leader

Helix Ensemble

Programme Note

We are playing a range of music, with pieces by Bach and Handel as well as music by more modern composers who have used elements of the Baroque style in these pieces.

Handel was writing his twelve Concerto Grosso in 1739 featuring virtuosic solo string parts with a string ensemble, while C P E Bach wrote his Symphony in 1776 and was quite innovative, introducing distinct roles for the wind instruments rather than just doubling the strings as composers before had done.

Chevalier de Saint Georges was a mixed-race composer in France at the time of Mozart but his name has only recently become well-known, especially after the new film release about his life. Not only was he a skilled violinist but he also excelled at fencing!

Stravinsky and Hindemith both used ideas from Baroque music and modernised them in their own distinctive styles. Stravinsky’s music is from his ballet of the same name and includes wind and brass, while Hindemith’s piece is for strings only.

Helix Ensemble will be led by our guest Musical Director Clare Bhabra, who plays with Sinfonia Viva and the Tedesca Quartet and leads several orchestras including Nottingham Philharmonic.

Tickets available from helixensemble@btinternet.com or 07954 085009

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