Bach and Handel by Candlelight
Saturday 13 July 2024
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Born the very same year, Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel were parallel masters of the Baroque era. Soprano Katharine Dain join St Martin’s Chamber Ensemble for a sparkling selection of works by them, with the programme to include Handel’s Oboe Concert No.3 in G minor alongside Bach’s Cantata ‘O holder Tag, erwünschte Zeit’.
Please note this concert will last for approximately 60 minutes without an interval.
Bach – Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor
Handel – Oboe concerto No. 3 in G minor
Bach – Cantata ‘O holder Tag, erwünschte Zeit’
Andrew Earis Director
Katharine Dain Soprano
St Martin’s Chamber Ensemble
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Sat 13 Jul | 7:00 PM | £29/£25/£22/£16/£9 | Book |
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