Concert Diary

Event Information

  • Tue
    06
    Aug
    2019

    Passacaglia Duo

    7.30pm

    Owlpen Manor, nr Stroud GL11 5BZ

    Part of Woodhouse Recorder Week Summer School

    Annabel Knight – Recorders
    Robin Bigwood – Harpsichord

    In this recital forming part of the annual Woodhouse Recorder Week, Annabel and Robin will perform music from across the centuries for recorders and harpsichord, exploring the theme of change and transformation. The old and the new jostle together in this fascinating mix of works including early pieces by Josquin, Van Eyck and Blavet, alongside beautiful, mystical soundscapes by Louis Andriessen and Peter Hannan. All against the idyllic backdrop of Owlpen Manor’s historic Cyder Barn.

    Licensed bar available at the interval

    Programme to include:

    Blavet: Sonata La Chauvet
    Josquin, with divisions after Ganassi: Plusieurs Regrets
    Rubbra: Passacaglia Sopra Plusieurs Regrets
    Van Eyck: Variations on Doen Daphne
    Peter Hannan: RSRCH 4/83
    Jacob: Sonatina
    Andriessen: Overture to Orpheus

    Tickets £15 (adults), £6 (children aged 16 and under)