Season 2021-2022
Saturday 25 September 2021, 14.30
Medieval Manchester Festival
Stoller Hall (Carole Nash), Manchester
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…
Programme:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Haupt voll Blut und Wunder, St Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Johann Gottlieb Janitsch (1708-1762) - O Haupt voll Blut und Wunder, Quadro in G Minor
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) - Tafelmusik Trio, TWV. 42:e2
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) - Quintet, op. 11/6
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
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) - Messiah, HWV 56
Manchester Cathedral
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
Intimate Notes - Upbeat
Manchester Jewish Museum
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
Ukraine Appeal Fundraising Concert
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - St John Passion, BWV 245
Manchester Cathedral
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