February Concert

What a great afternoon we had with Sounds Historical and their wonderful collection of instruments!  It was so good to see so many people there to welcome them…it certainly kept those of us on the committee on our toes, finding enough chairs, programmes and cups of tea. But judging by comments received a good time was had by all:

” what a great afternoon of glorious music!”

  “congratulations on organising an amazing concert!”

  “thank you all for your incredible work…you do a wonderful job…Worcester is lucky to have you!” 

“a Time Machine experience led by superb musicians…this is what great concerts are about!” 

And so we look forward now to Sunday April 6th when we hope to see a warm welcome extended to  Amyas who will perform their programme entitled “The Ghost in the Machine.”  Collecting recordings of music built into mechanical organs and clocks from the 18th Century, Emily Baines has found interesting interpretations of works still performed today, comparing for example ornamentation and other performance details not necessarily obvious in the written score.

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600 years! Hildegard to Haydn

Happy New Year to you all! Our first concert of the new year takes place in a month’s time, on Sunday, 2nd February 2025.

We’re delighted to be welcoming Sounds Historical to Worcester!

600 years! Hildegard to Haydn showcases a wide and exciting variety of instruments, composers and styles, (think rebec, gittern/Medieval lute/recorders /Medieval flutes/percussion/voice/theorbo/crumhorns/ renaissance lute/recorders, Renaissance & Baroque flutes/ viols) all carefully researched and arranged, to provide an accessible journey through the changes and developments of music and instruments across 600 years!

Sounds Historical is a wonderfully engaging group, who speak to the audiences, keeping the performances inclusive and interactive – including a game of ‘instrument’ bingo! Composers will include Hildegard von Bingen, Isaac, Alfonso X of Castile, Machaut, Dalza, Schlick, Attaignant, Susato, Cima, Simpson, de la Barre, Telemann, and Haydn.

Sounds Historical are:

Heidi Fardell recorders
Mary Tyers recorders and flute
Lynda Sayce flute and theorbo
Alison Kinder viols

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2024 Outreach Programme

During September and October our trustees and some committee members have played 18th century trio sonatas in three residential settings in Worcester and Pershore. In taking our music out to those who are, for various reasons, unable to attend our concerts, we were fulfilling Worcestershire Early Music’s aims to extend our audience base, and additionally contributing to the health and wellbeing of our audiences who enjoyed the opportunity to listen to live music. We played works by Telemann, Handel, Quantz, Loeillet and Richter.

We are grateful to County Councillors Matt Jenkins and Andrew Green who supported this work from their Divisional Fund Budget.

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