Warwick Purcell Day
Yorkshire Baroque Soloists
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Saturday 13 June 2009
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A Celebration of Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Yvonne Seymour soprano - Stephen Varcoe bass
Lucy Russel & Jonathan Sparey violins
Alan George viola - Rachel Gray cello
David Miller theorbo
Peter Seymour Director, organ & harspsichord
Yorkshire Baroque Soloists' Chorus
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Domestic Purcell
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Coffee Concert at 11am
Unitarian Chapel High Street Warwick -
A programme mainly of spiritual music.
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Purcell & The Theatre -
Lunchtime Concert at 1pm
Unitarian Chapel High Street Warwick -
Incidental music for voices and strings featuring mad songs:
- From rosy bow'rs -
Bess of Bedlam
Sweeter than roses - Let the dreadful engines of eternal will
My dearest, my fairest - Bacchus is a power divine
The Plaint - Ye gentle spirits of the air (Fairy Queen) -
Free Talk at St Mary's Church at 6 15pm -
Dr Jonathan Wainwright discusses Purcell's music & life.
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Purcell in Church & Theatre -
Evening concert at St Mary's Church at 7 30pm
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The centrepiece and culmination of this anniversary celebration is Dido and Aeneas, arguably Purcell's greatest work.
- The first half of the programme features music composed for the Chapel Royal and Westminster Abbey including string anthems Rejoice in the Lord always and O Sing unto the Lord and string trio sonatas.
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Leamington Music thanks the Friends of Leamington Music, the Mrs Godfrey Payton Trust, Warwick District Council and Warwick Town Council for financial support for this event.
Concerts in the Unitarian Chapel and St Mary's Church, Warwick
The three concerts in this celebratory day will feature the principal genres in which one of the greatest English Composers worked.
The Yorkshire Baroque Soloists and Director Peter Seymour have been regular visitors to Warwick over the last twenty years. Formed in 1973, they have made many broadcasts on Radio3 and West Deutsche Rundfunk, and are frequent performers in festivals in the Czech Republic, Italy and Germany.
Book your Tickets
Bridge House Theatre Box Office 01926 776438
or online at www.bridgehousetheatre.co.uk
Tickets for the evening concert are on sale at St Mary's Church
Bookshop.
Coffee Concert Tickets £10 to include Coffee and Biscuits (served from 10.30)
Lunchtime Concert Tickets £10
Evening Concert Tickets:
- Reserved Front Centre of Nave £16
- Rear Centre of Nave £13.50
- Side £11
Buy a ticket for the whole day for £26 and save £10. The price includes a free programme for the day and best reserved seats for the evening concert in St Mary's Church. Please send cheque made out to Leamington Music at Northgate, Warwick CV34 4JL for the day ticket.
About Leamington Music
Leamington Music is a registered charity number 1117723 that was launched in July 2006 and aims to maintain Leamington and district as a musical centre dedicated to promoting excellent music.
Music-making at an international level like this can only be put on and sustained by the generosity of our supporters and if you would like to be involved in ensuring that Leamington Music continues to flourish please join the Friends of Leamington Music or contact us directly.
Contact Us
Richard Phillips 01926 497000 richard@leamingtonmusic.org
Veronica Phillips veronica@leamingtonmusic.org
Leamington Music reserves the right to make changes in artists or programmes if this becomes necessary.