As part of the Fresh Horizons concert series.

Under the expert leadership of John Butt, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields continue their season of performances at St Martin’s with a sublime programme of Baroque and contemporary music. The theatrical compositions by Locke and Purcell and the Concerti Grossi by Handel and Errollyn Wallen showcase the great dynamism and drama of works for orchestra and keyboard.

Programme

Locke – Suite from The Tempest
Purcell, arr. Britten – Chacony in G minor
Purcell – Suite from the Fairy Queen
Errollyn Wallen – Concerto Grosso, Movements I & IV
Handel – Concerto Grosso in B flat

Performers

Academy of St Martin in the Fields
John Butt Director/Conductor

How to watch the online concert

You can watch the performance from 7.30pm on Thursday 22 April and it will be available to watch as many times as you like for the following 30 days. Your access details will be sent to you 24 hours before the performance starts, with full details of how to watch the concert.

Our thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund, for supporting the Fresh Horizons concert series at St Martin-in-the-Fields.

The Academy of St Martin in the Fields and St Martin-in-the-Fields church are closely following government guidance and each concert will adhere accordingly to the latest advice.