Join Manchester Baroque as we perform at Manchester Medieval Quarter Festival.

This unique family-friendly festival in Manchester’s historic medieval quarter returns for its second year on 23 – 24 September 2023.

Manchester Baroque Instrumental Demos and Pre-concert Performance:

Manchester Baroque will be demonstrating some historical instruments in The Stoller Hall Atrium before the concert at 1.30-1.45pm and 3.45-4.00pm

There will be a pre-concert performance by students from Chetham’s School of Music at 4.30pm.

Performers 

Artistic Director and Baroque Violin: Pauline Nobes 
Soprano: Jane Burnell 
Baroque Flute: Martyn Shaw 
Baroque Violin: James Woodrow  
Harpsichord: David Francis 
Chetham’s Singers

Programme 

Overture to Ottone, HWV 15 - George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) 
Falsa imagine from Ottone, HWV 15 - George Frideric Handel
Trio Sonata in A Major, Op. 1 No. 3 - Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) 
Süße Stille, sanfter Quelle, HWV 205 - George Frideric Handel
Meine Seele hört im Sehen, HWV 207 - George Frideric Handel
Sonata for flute and continuo in D Major, Wq. 129 – Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) 
Thyrsis from 3 Cantatas - George Hayden (d. 1722)