Concert Archive
Friday 10th February 2023
Our Lady of St. John, Goring-on-Thames
Tuesday 28th February 2023
St. Vedast, The Church of St Vedast alias Foster 4 Foster Lane London EC2V 6HH
Saturday 25th March 2023
Saturday 15th April 2023
Kingshill House Creative Centre, Kingshill Lane, Dursley, Gloucestershire GL11 4BZ
Saturday 1st July 2023
St Nicholas Church, Salthouse, Cross Street, Salthouse, Norfolk, England, NR25 7XQ Rachel Harris (violin), Tatty Theo (cello), Carolyn Gibley (harpsichord) perform music for a summer evening by favourite baroque composers Bach and Handel, with contributions from a few of Handel’s friendly ‘rivals’, working alongside him in England in the 18-th century. Salthouse Church is gloriously situated on a hill above the marshes with a view to the sea and along the coast. It’s a perfect place to enjoy some beautiful music. Tickets are £15 and available from the Holt Book Shop, the Salthouse Store and on the door. To reserve a seat in advance please email info@brookstreetband.co.uk stating the number of tickets required.
Saturday 29th July - Saturday 5th August 2023
Dartington Music Summer School and Festival, Dartington, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 6EL
A chance to play chamber music together with other participants, developing your ensemble skills with expert tuition from members of the popular Brook Street Band, making a welcome to return to Dartington.
Monday 31st July 2023
The Great Hall, Dartington “Playing the Picture” Blending art and music, The Brook Street Band (Rachel Harris – violin, Tatty Theo – cello, Carolyn Gibley – harpsichord) brings to life the music and musicians depicted in 18th-century paintings by Hogarth and Gainsborough. Each painting offers up a mystery to solve: what is the manuscript lying on the table, or artfully placed on the shelf, and why is it there? Music by Handel, Corelli and Geminiani will accompany projections of these artworks, as The Brook Street Band unravels the stories behind the paintings, players and music. Friday 22nd September 2023
Boughton HouseSunday 24th September 2023
Boughton House
Friday 13th October 2023
The Octagon Chapel, Norwich, NR3 1BN
Event 1 • Concert – Music for Mr Beard
We open love:Handel 2023 with a thrilling programme of arias composed by Handel for his favourite tenor, the fabulous John Beard, who dominated the London musical landscape during Handel’s time.
Music for Mr Beard sets the scene for an action-packed festival weekend packed with stunning music, colourful instrumentation and guest appearances by some of our favourite musical friends.
Friday 13th October 2023
The Octagon Chapel, Norwich, NR3 1BN
Event 2 • Concert – As Steals the Morn upon the Night
Suspend reality for an hour, and travel with us through the night, a place of wonder and creativity where different worlds, centuries and the musical influences of Bach, Handel, Telemann and Montéclair collide.
Central to this night is Nitin Sawhney’s “Early Transitions” which in Nitin’s own words explores “connections between Eastern and Western classical ideas with particular reference to my love of Baroque music, Indian classical raga and mathematical interactions through the taal system, phrasing and diatonic expansion”. A real chance to dream…
Saturday 14th October 2023
The Octagon Chapel, Norwich, NR3 1BN
Event 3 • Concert – The Bassoon Abroad
A rare chance to revel in the sensual sonorities of the baroque bassoon, an instrument championed by Handel.
German-based Jennifer Harris is one of the world’s premiere soloists and is joined here by members of The Brook Street Band for chamber music by Handel, Telemann and a few of their fellow ‘abroad’ composers.
Saturday 14th October 2023
The Octagon Chapel, Norwich, NR3 1BN
Event 4 • Concert – Double Trouble
What could be better than a single harpsichord? Two harpsichords! Enjoy this opportunity to wallow in the rich sound of music by JS Bach, Mozart, and Armand Louis Couperin for four hands played on two beautiful instruments by local maker Alan Gotto.
Saturday 14th October 2023
The Martineau Hall - The Octagon Chapel, Norwich, NR3 1BN
Event 5 • Talk – Painting Magic: Handel and the Art of Staging Sorcery
Noted scholar Peter Kerber investigates how Handel’s characterisations of sorceresses and magicians relate to the visual portrayals created by the best Venetian and Roman artists of his day. Peter Kerber is Director of the Picture Gallery at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
Saturday 14th October 2023
The Octagon Chapel, Norwich, NR3 1BN
Event 6 • Concert – Concerti per Multi Stromenti
We expand our chamber group to a small orchestra for an evening of exhilarating music for multiple instruments, including music by Handel, Telemann, Bach’s popular Concerto for Two Violins, and Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Cellos.
Sunday 15th October 2023
The Chapel Park Lane, Norwich, NR3 1BN
Event 7 • Concert – The Elements
A firm and much-loved free festival favourite with families and our younger audiences. A chance to find out more about our instruments and some of our favourite baroque music, conjuring up sounds of water, fire, wind and birdsong with a relaxed and chatty concert featuring music by Handel, Telemann, Matteis and Biber.
Sunday 15th October 2023
The Assembly House, Norwich, NR3 1BN
Event 8 • Talk – Handel in Italy, 1707-1710
Indulge yourself with a little armchair travel to the Italian cities Handel worked in, setting the musical scene for this afternoon’s concert. Renowned Handel biographer Jonathan Keates offers a glimpse into the Roman world of patronage, Popes and Cardinals, and the operatic magic of Venice, “La Serenissima”, a city he has written extensively on, as former Chairman of the Venice in Peril Fund.
Sunday 15th October 2023
The Assembly House, Norwich, NR3 1BN
Event 9 • Concert – Margherita Durastanti – Handel’s Italian Muse
Italian soprano Margherita Durastanti enjoyed a long and fruitful collaboration with Handel, their musical lives together spanning several decades and countries. Our programme celebrates Handel’s secular and sacred vocal writing, renowned for its virtuosity and the agility it commands, with works including the powerful dramatic cantata La Lucrezia, alongside the recently-discovered Gloria from Handel’s youthful early years in Rome. These are paired with magnificent chamber music composed at the height of his fame in 1730s London and provide a perfect conclusion to love:Handel 2023.