Harmonia Sacra - English Domestic Sacred Music: with the Musical & Amicable Society at Old Baptist Chapel, Tewkesbury on Saturday 20th April 2019

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Harmonia Sacra - English Domestic Sacred Music

with the Musical & Amicable Society

Part of the Old Chapel Court Concerts 2019 Series

Add to my Calendar 20-04-2019 18:00 20-04-2019 20:00 36 Harmonia Sacra - English Domestic Sacred Music On the Saturday of the Easter weekend, enjoy reflective music by Purcell, Humfrey, Handel and others including works from the Harmonia Sacra collections, with instrumental music from the period 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.  Known for the clear quality and agile nature of her voice, Hannah Grove has a particular affinity for the repertoire of the Renaissance and Baroque eras, working with period instrumentalists such as the Academy of Ancient Music and the Corelli Orchestra.  “…sensitively judged... beautifully clear coluratura...impeccable tuning, and a lovely warm sound…”  “…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/YYYY

Details

Old Baptist Chapel
Church Street
Tewkesbury
Gloucestershire
GL20 5RZ
England

Saturday 20th April 2019
6:00 PM

Programme

Henry Purcell – Evening Hymn, Z.193

Performers

Hannah Grove – soprano

Musical & Amicable Society

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Programme Note

On the Saturday of the Easter weekend, enjoy reflective music by Purcell, Humfrey, Handel and others including works from the Harmonia Sacra collections, with instrumental music from the period

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. Known for the clear quality and agile nature of her voice, Hannah Grove has a particular affinity for the repertoire of the Renaissance and Baroque eras, working with period instrumentalists such as the Academy of Ancient Music and the Corelli Orchestra. “…sensitively judged... beautifully clear coluratura
...impeccable tuning, and a lovely warm sound…”

“…throughout, Musical and Amicable Society reminded us what a really first-rate period-instrument band sounds like…” Birmingham Post

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