Baroque Classics by Candlelight
Friday 09 January 2026
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join St Martin’s Voices and St Martin’s Chamber Ensemble for an hour-long programme of beautiful Baroque classics for the New Year, including works by Handel, Bach and Purcell.
This concert lasts one hour with no interval.
Buxtehude – All solch dein Güt’ wir preisen
Purcell Rejoice in the Lord alway
J.M. Bach Sei, lieber Tag, willkommen
Handel Concerto for Oboe in G minor
J.S. Bach Cantata ‘Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind’
Handel Movements from Water Music Suite in D major
J.S. Bach Lobet den Herrn
St Martin’s Voices
St Martin’s Chamber Ensemble
Andrew Earis conductor
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