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At home with the Bach family
A concert exploring music-making in the Bach household, with music composed by, known to, and played by Johann Sebastian Bach and his musical family.
Part of the Old Chapel Court Concerts 2022 Cycle
Add to my Calendar 18-09-2022 15:30 18-09-2022 17:30 36 At home with the Bach family Kate Fawcett and Martin Perkins revived the original Musical and Amicable Society, founded in Birmingham in 1762, as a collective of professional period-instrument specialist musicians. Hannah Davey’s performances take her across the UK and Europe performing song recitals, oratorio, and orchestral concerts. Notable solo engagements include a UK tour of Bach with flautist Sir James Galway, a production of The Merchant of Venice at the Royal Shakespeare Company, regular performances with the Orchestra of St John’s including the ‘My Music’ series at Wigmore Hall, London, a song recital tour of Burgundy, France, and oratorio performances at many venues including St John’s Smith Square and King’s Place, London, Dorchester Abbey, Malmesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Abbey, and her home town of Cheltenham. Recordings include Mozart Requiem with Orchestra of St John’s and William Hayes ‘The fall of Jericho’ with the Corelli Ensemble. Complementing her classical singing, Hannah is the vocalist with the Derek Paravicini Quartet, a vibrant jazz group who create their own arrangements of classic songbook tunes. They have appeared a number of times performing live on BBC Radio 3 and have recorded a debut album with Absolute Records “…throughout, Musical and Amicable Society reminded us what a really first-rate period-instrument band sounds like…” Birmingham Post Old Baptist Chapel, Tewkesbury DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Old Baptist Chapel
Church Street
Tewkesbury
Gloucestershire
GL20 5RZ
England
Programme
George Frideric Handel – Flammende Rose, Zierde der Erde, HWV 210
Georg Philipp Telemann – Packe dich, gelähmter Drache, TWV 1:1222
Johann Sebastian Bach – Cantata, BWV 82: 'Ich habe genug', 'Schlummert ein'
Johann Sebastian Bach – Aria: Bist du bei mir (Stölzel)
Performers
Hannah Davey – soprano
Martin Perkins – chamber organ
Henrik Persson – baroque cello
Kate Fawcett – baroque violin
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Programme Note
Kate Fawcett and Martin Perkins revived the original Musical and Amicable Society, founded in Birmingham in 1762, as a collective of professional period-instrument specialist musicians.
Hannah Davey’s performances take her across the UK and Europe performing song recitals, oratorio, and orchestral concerts. Notable solo engagements include a UK tour of Bach with flautist Sir James Galway, a production of The Merchant of Venice at the Royal Shakespeare Company, regular performances with the Orchestra of St John’s including the ‘My Music’ series at Wigmore Hall, London, a song recital tour of Burgundy, France, and oratorio performances at many venues including St John’s Smith Square and King’s Place, London, Dorchester Abbey, Malmesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Abbey, and her home town of Cheltenham. Recordings include Mozart Requiem with Orchestra of St John’s and William Hayes ‘The fall of Jericho’ with the Corelli Ensemble.
Complementing her classical singing, Hannah is the vocalist with the Derek Paravicini Quartet, a vibrant jazz group who create their own arrangements of classic songbook tunes. They have appeared a number of times performing live on BBC Radio 3 and have recorded a debut album with Absolute Records
“…throughout, Musical and Amicable Society reminded us what a really first-rate period-instrument band sounds like…” Birmingham Post
