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The Thames Consort
Baroque music for choir and chamber orchestra
Part of the Music at St Peter's 2019 Season
Add to my Calendar 28-09-2019 20:00 28-09-2019 22:00 36 The Thames Consort The Thames Consort brings the season to a close with a concert of Baroque choral and instrumental music. Purcell’s verse anthem, for soloists, chorus, strings and organ, was probably written for the coronation of William and Mary in 1688. Handel’s anthem is one of four written for the coronation of King George in 1727, and Nisi Dominus is a setting of Psalm 127, written in 1707 in Rome. Bach’s Cantata BWV 17, ‘He who offers thanks praises me’, for the 14th Sunday after Trinity, is for soloists, chorus, 2 oboes, strings and continuo. Vivaldi’s concerto is from the Op. 8 set, written for the great Dresden violinist, Pisendel. St Peter's Church, Wallingford DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Peter's Church
Thames Street
Wallingford
Oxfordshire
OX10 0BH
England
Programme
Henry Purcell – Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem, Z.46
Henry Purcell – Chacony in G minor, Z.730
George Frideric Handel – Nisi Dominus, HWV 238
George Frideric Handel – Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened, HWV 259
Antonio Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in D minor, RV 242
Johann Sebastian Bach – Cantata 'Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich', BWV 17
Performers
Jeremy Boughton – Conductor
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Programme Note
The Thames Consort brings the season to a close with a concert of Baroque choral and instrumental music.
Purcell’s verse anthem, for soloists, chorus, strings and organ, was probably written for the coronation of William and Mary in 1688. Handel’s anthem is one of four written for the coronation of King George in 1727, and Nisi Dominus is a setting of Psalm 127, written in 1707 in Rome. Bach’s Cantata BWV 17, ‘He who offers thanks praises me’, for the 14th Sunday after Trinity, is for soloists, chorus, 2 oboes, strings and continuo.
Vivaldi’s concerto is from the Op. 8 set, written for the great Dresden violinist, Pisendel.
