Season 22/23
Saturday 15 October 2022, 19.30
St. Ann’s Church, Central Manchester
Intimate Notes - Music is Bach!
Programme
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 – 1788) - Trio Sonata in A major H570
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710 – 1784) - Sonata in E Minor for Flute and Basso Continuo BR.WFB.B17
Johnann Christian Bach (1735 – 1782) - Sonata in C Minor for Solo Harpsichord Op. 5/6
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) - Sonata G major for Violin and Basso Continuo BWV 1021
INTERVAL
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach - Duet no. 17 for Flute and Violin from ‘Musikalisches Vielerley’
Johann Sebastian Bach - Sonata G major for Viola da Gamba and Obligato Harpsichord BWV 1027
Johann Sebastian Bach - Trio Sonata No.5 in D major BWV 529
Pauline Nobes – Baroque Violin
Martyn Shaw – Baroque Flute
David Hatcher - Viola da Gamba
David Francis – Harpsichord
Saturday 19 November 2022, 19.00
Beverley Minster
Manchester Baroque with the Parisi Consort
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) - Messiah, HWV 56
Soprano - Louise Hemmings
Alto - Cassandra Dalby
Tenor - Toby Ward
Bass - Angus McPhee
Conductor - Roderick McPhee
Leader - Pauline Nobes
Join us for a new collaboration as we perform together with the Parisi Consort choir, within the beautiful setting of Beverley Minster.
Saturday 10 December 2022, 19.30
Manchester Cathedral
Manchester Baroque with the Choir of Manchester Cathedral
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) - Messiah, HWV 56
We are delighted to announce a new addition to the partnership between Manchester Cathedral and Manchester Baroque for our annual Christmas performance of Handel’s Messiah on the 10th December.
In the first of what we hope will be a multi-year partnership, we are working with Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity to support it’s A Bed Every Night scheme. All the money we raise from a collection and donations as well as any profit will be forwarded to the Mayor’s Charity to ensure that everyone who needs a bed at night can get one.
Welcoming the launch of the partnership Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said:
“We know that this winter the cost-of-living crisis is going to put huge pressure on people’s finances, and those already living on the edge could be pushed over it. That’s why we’re so grateful to Manchester Cathedral and Manchester Baroque for dedicating their annual performance of the Messiah towards A Bed Every Night. The money raised will be vital in helping to ensure that we can offer a place of safety and support to those that need it the most this winter.”
Performed on period instruments, at the pitch and with the scale of ensemble that Handel intended, the Messiah is the perfect music to get you in the Christmas spirit.
Conductor: Christopher Stokes, Orchestral Leader: Pauline Nobes.
Saturday 4 February 2023, 19.30
Tafelmusik: ‘If Music be the food of love, play on.’
A concert of delicious chamber music by Telemann, Scarlatti, Frederick the Great, Vivaldi, Geminiani
and J.C. Bach - including Telemann’s scrumptious Tafelmusik.
PROGRAMME
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 – 1767) - Quartet in G Major TWV 43:G2 (1733)
Domenico Scarlatti (1681 – 1767) - Keyboard Sonata in F Minor Kk238/9
Frederick the Great (1712-1786) - Sonata for Flute and Basso Continuo in C Major Sp IF82
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 – 1741) - Chamber Concerto in G Minor P.360
INTERVAL
Georg Philipp Telemann - Trio sonata in G minor
Francesco Geminiani (1687 – 1762) - Sonata for Cello and Harpsichord in A major Op. 5/1
Johann Christian Bach (1735 – 1782) - Quintet in D Major op.22/1
Mark Baigent – Baroque Oboe
Martyn Shaw - Baroque Flute
Pauline Nobes - Baroque Violin
Poppy Walshaw - Baroque Cello
David Francis – Harpsichord
St. Ann’s Church, Central Manchester
Saturday 25 February 2023, 19.30
Manchester Cathedral
This concert was supported by Continuo Foundation
Manchester’s Own - Spring Flower Collection
Programme:
Arcangelo Corelli (1653 – 1713) - Concerto Grosso Op 6/1 (1724)
George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759) - Concerto for Harpsichord in Bb Major Op.4/2
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 – 1741) - Concerto for Flute del Gardellino RV 90
INTERVAL
Antonio Vivaldi - ‘Spring’ from The Four Seasons RV 269
Johann Adolf Hasse (1699 – 1783) - Concerto for Harpsichord Op. 4/1
George Frideric Handel - Concerto Grosso Op.3/3
Soloists:
Pauline Nobes – Baroque Violin
Martyn Shaw – Baroque Flute
David Francis – Harpsichord
Manchester’s Own: Spring Flower Collection, is the first in a series of concerts that continues our commitment to tracing Manchester’s cultural history. The Newman Flower collection at Manchester’s Henry Watson library contains a wealth of historically significant, scarcely performed manuscripts. Hear a range of manuscripts from the collection brought to life in technicolour by Manchester Baroque's principal players!
Friday 7 April 2023 - Good Friday, 19.00
Manchester Cathedral
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - St John Passion, BWV 245
Manchester Baroque with the Choir of Manchester Cathedral
Conductor - Christopher Stokes
Evangelist - Kieran White
Leader - Pauline Nobes
Join Manchester Baroque, in partnership with Manchester Cathedral, for a performance of one of the greatest works of all time. The older of Bach’s two surviving Passions, the St John was first performed on Good Friday in 1724. Together with the St Matthew, it has become the best-known musical work to depict the Easter story. Both dramatic and moving, the St John Passion is a captivating and memorable musical journey.
Friday 2 June 2023, 19.30
Swaledale Festival
St. Mary’s Parish Church, Richmond, North Yorkshire
Musick in Manchester 1744/45
Musick in Manchester 1744/45 recreates the first ever public concert series known to have been given in Manchester, prefiguring the remarkable musical tradition that accompanied Manchester’s development into one of Europe’s leading industrial cities. Remarkable, and until now underrepresented, the series includes sixteen concert programmes, which survive in a literary transcript by John Harland written a century later in 1844. Through research by Dr Pauline Nobes, many works can be identified directly, and we also utilise Manchester’s archives, most notably the extraordinary collections of Newman Flower and Cardinal Ottoboni, housed at Manchester’s Henry Watson Library, bringing to light a significant amount of neglected music.
Reconstructed Programme from 28th May 1745
George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759) - Overture to Parthenope (1730)
Johann Adolph Hasse (1699-1783) - Flute Concerto in B Minor, Op. 3/10
George Frideric Handel - Concerto for harpsichord or organ, Op.4/5 (1738)
Arcangelo Corelli (1653 – 1713) - Concerto Grosso Op.6/8 (1724)
Interval
George Frideric Handel - Overture to Julius Caesar (1724/25)
George Frideric Handel - ‘Piangerò la Sorte Mia’ from Julius Caesar
Carlo Tessarini (1690 – 1766) - Concerto a Cinque, F major Op. 1/2
William Babell (1688 – 1723) - Oboe Sonata No. 2, C Minor Major (posthumous ca1725)
John Humphries (ca. 1707 – ca.1733) - Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 3/10
Soloists
Pauline Nobes – Baroque Violin
Jane Burnell- Soprano
Martyn Shaw – Baroque Flute
Mark Baigent - Baroque Oboe
David Francis – Harpsichord
This concert was supported by Continuo Foundation
Saturday 3 June 2023, 19.30
Manchester Cathedral
Musick in Manchester 1744/45
Musick in Manchester 1744/45 recreates the first ever public concert series known to have been given in Manchester, prefiguring the remarkable musical tradition that accompanied Manchester’s development into one of Europe’s leading industrial cities. Remarkable, and until now underrepresented, the series includes sixteen concert programmes, which survive in a literary transcript by John Harland written a century later in 1844. Through research by Dr Pauline Nobes, many works can be identified directly, and we also utilise Manchester’s archives, most notably the extraordinary collections of Newman Flower and Cardinal Ottoboni, housed at Manchester’s Henry Watson Library, bringing to light a significant amount of neglected music.
Reconstructed Programme from 28th May 1745
George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759) - Overture to Parthenope (1730)
Johann Adolph Hasse (1699-1783) - Flute Concerto in B Minor, Op. 3/10
George Frideric Handel - Concerto for harpsichord or organ, Op.4/5 (1738)
Arcangelo Corelli (1653 – 1713) - Concerto Grosso Op.6/8 (1724)
Interval
George Frideric Handel - Overture to Julius Caesar (1724/25)
George Frideric Handel - ‘Piangerò la Sorte Mia’ from Julius Caesar
Carlo Tessarini (1690 – 1766) - Concerto a Cinque, F major Op. 1/2
William Babell (1688 – 1723) - Oboe Sonata No. 2, C Minor Major (posthumous ca1725)
John Humphries (ca. 1707 – ca.1733) - Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 3/10
Soloists
Pauline Nobes – Baroque Violin
Jane Burnell- Soprano
Martyn Shaw – Baroque Flute
Mark Baigent - Baroque Oboe
David Francis – Harpsichord
This concert was supported by Continuo Foundation
Season 21/22
Saturday 25 September 2021, 14.30
Stoller Hall (Carole Nash), Manchester
Medieval Manchester Festival
We are delighted to be invited to perform at the Medieval Manchester Festival, a celebration in the anniversary year of Chetham’s Medieval Heritage. Our concert marks the half-way point between the Medieval period and the present day! Join us for a programme of enchanting Baroque Chamber Music, with a nod to our Medieval past…
Joel Raymond: Baroque Oboe
Martyn Shaw: Baroque Flute
Pauline Nobes: Baroque Violin
Alex Mitchell: Baroque Viola
Heather Bills: Baroque Cello
David Francis: Harpsichord
Saturday 11 December 2021, 19.30
Manchester Cathedral
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) - Messiah, HWV 56
Manchester Baroque with the Choir of Manchester Cathedral
Soprano - Laurie Ashworth
Conductor - Christopher Stokes
Join us as we perform one of Handel’s most loved works, performed on period instruments in the majestic historic setting of Manchester Cathedral.
Thursday 10 March 2022, 19.00
Manchester Jewish Museum
Intimate Notes - Upbeat
Programme:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Trio Sonata No.1 in G Major, BWV. 525
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) - Pièces de Clavecin en Concerts, No. 5
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 – 1741) - Concerto for Solo Flute, RV. 84
Interval
Jean-Baptiste Breval (1753 – 1823) - Duet for Violin and Cello, Op. 19/3
Christian Joseph Lidarti (1730 – 1795) - Trio Sonata No. 6, D minor
Jean-Baptiste Leclair (1697 – 1764) - Deuxième Récréation Op. 8
Pauline Nobes – Baroque Violin
Martyn Shaw – Baroque Flute
Poppy Walshaw – Baroque Cello
David Francis – Harpsichord
Join us for an evening of intimate eighteenth-century music in the historic setting of Manchester Jewish Museum’s 1874 Synagogue, as we recapture the essence of our past - with a flavour of Jewish cultural history. Explore the captivating sounds of the Baroque Violin, Baroque Flute, Baroque Cello and Harpsichord, through performances of music by J.S. Bach, Le Clair, Vivaldi and Cristiano Lidarti, patron of the Portuguese Jewish community in Amsterdam.
Friday 15 April 2022 - Good Friday, 19.30
Manchester Cathedral
Ukraine Appeal Fundraising Concert
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - St John Passion, BWV 245
Manchester Baroque with the Choir of Manchester Cathedral
Conductor - Christopher Stokes
Evangelist - Andrew Tortise
Join Manchester Baroque, in partnership with Manchester Cathedral, for a performance of one of the greatest works of all time.
St John Passion BWV 245 - An evening of Inspiring Music and Charitable Giving
Join Manchester Baroque, in partnership with Manchester Cathedral, for a performance of one of the greatest works of all time in support of the most challenging crisis in Europe since the Second World War.
The Evening and the Cause
After the incredible generosity of our donors, all the ticket income we receive will be given to the Manchester-based charity UK-Med for their Ukraine appeal. For more details see: https://www.uk-med.org/ukraine-appeal/
The older of Bach’s two surviving Passions, the St John was first performed on Good Friday in 1724. Together with the St Matthew, it has become the best-known musical work to depict the Easter story. Both dramatic and moving, the St John Passion is a captivating and memorable musical journey.
Ukraine Fundraising Concert - Thanks to everyone that supported this concert. Together we raised an astonishing £14,850
Saturday 9 July 2022, 19.30
St Ann’s Church, Central Manchester
Musick in Manchester 1744/45
Musick in Manchester 1744/45 recreates the first ever public concert series known to have been given in Manchester, prefiguring the remarkable musical tradition that accompanied Manchester’s development into one of Europe’s leading industrial cities. Remarkable, and until now underrepresented, the series includes sixteen concert programmes, which survive in a literary transcript by John Harland written a century later in 1844. Through research by Dr Pauline Nobes, many works can be identified directly, and we also utilise Manchester’s archives, most notably the extraordinary collections of Newman Flower and Cardinal Ottoboni, housed at Manchester’s Henry Watson Library, bringing to light a significant amount of neglected music.
Join us for the third concert in our series, which recreates the original concert first performed on 9th July 1745.
Tickets: £5-£20 (+ booking fee)
Programme:
George Frideric Handel - Overture to Tamerlano (1722)
George Frideric Handel - ‘Dal crudel che m’ha tradita’ from Tamerlano
Arcangelo Corelli - Ciaccona in G major, Op. 2 No.12 (1685)
George Frideric Handel - Water Music
Interval
Samuel Howard - Overture to The Amorous Goddess (1744)
Arcangelo Corelli - Trio Sonata in e minor, Op. 1, No.2 (1681)
Samuel Howard - ‘Amidst these melancholy shades’ (recit.) ‘Music all your powers prove’ (aria) from The Amorous Goddess
Georg Frederick Handel - Sonata in A major (1727)
Johann Adolf Hasse - Concerto VI in D major, Op. 4 (1741)
This concert was supported by Continuo Foundation
Monday 11 July 2022, 13.00
Henry Watson Music Library, Manchester Central Library
The journey from library to stage, bringing Musik in Manchester back to life.
In our library presentation Dr Pauline Nobes reveals the Manchester Public Library as the starting point of her research which underpins the Musick in Manchester concert series. Her discoveries outline the historical context and significance of our city’s very first subscription concert series and she will introduce the intriguing process of reconstructing these concert programmes from the somewhat sketchy original 18th-century records, outlined by John Harland a 19th century gentleman journalist working in the North-west. Accompanying musical examples will be performed by members of Manchester Baroque, Pauline Nobes, Artistic Director and Baroque Violin, David Francis, harpsichord and Martyn Shaw, Baroque flute.