Past Events

Christmas Concert in collaboration with Rook Lane Arts, Jackdaws and
Coffee Concerts

Angels have played a part in human consciousness for as long as we can remember. Their roles in the life of mankind are various; they appear as guardians, counsellors, guides, judges, and interpreters and cross barriers of culture, language, religion and geography. Many are a force for good but there are also fallen angels, angels of death and others who are spirits of wrath, destruction, confusion and vengeance.

In this Christmas programme we explore music associated with angels, the maverick and fallen as well as the divine and perfect. Playing some of the instruments that appear in descriptions and depictions of angels through the ages, as well as other strange and ethereal sounding instruments, we present traditional tunes, dances, songs and carols in a celebration of these heavenly creatures.

The Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments are leaders in the fields of traditional and early music and share a delight and fascination with the possibilities presented by their unusual instruments. Their repertoire includes medieval, renaissance, baroque and traditional music.