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Frome Concerts Group: Saraband String Quartet
Sunday 24th September
Doors 2.15pm Concert 3pm
Saraband Early Music Ensemble specialise in music that would have been heard in the grand houses, sitting rooms, coffee houses, taverns and streets of the 17th and 18th centuries performing in venues that compliment the music architecturally as well as giving our audience a sense of informality and intimacy.
Sarah Bealby-Wright – violin
Henrietta Wayne – violin
Johan Löfving – theorbo/guitar,
Jacob Garside -cello/viola da gamba
Programme:
Painted Ladies
The lives of eighteenth century ladies are brought to life with music for and about actresses,
courtesans, milkmaids and the Blue Stocking Society.
Anon arr Peter Salem Kitty Fisher, Bashful Swain, Smiling Polly
Henry Purcell & Anon Four Tunes from the Beggars Opera, Polly, Lucy, Macheath,
Lumps of Pudding
George Frederick Handel Trio Sonata in A Major Andante – Allegro – Larghetto – Allegro –
Gavotte
Francesco Geminiani Sonata in C major for Cello Andante, Allegro
Dora Jordan The Bluebell of Scotland
The lives of eighteenth century ladies are brought to life with music for and about actresses,
courtesans, milkmaids and the Blue Stocking Society.
Anon arr Peter Salem Kitty Fisher, Bashful Swain, Smiling Polly
Henry Purcell & Anon Four Tunes from the Beggars Opera, Polly, Lucy, Macheath,
Lumps of Pudding
George Frederick Handel Trio Sonata in A Major Andante – Allegro – Larghetto – Allegro –
Gavotte
Francesco Geminiani Sonata in C major for Cello Andante, Allegro
Dora Jordan The Bluebell of Scotland
From a soldier to Lavinia Fenton Love Letter
Mrs Crouch You May call it Madness, Folly
Francesco Corbetta ‘Autre Chacone’ in C – for Guitar
Archangelo Corelli Trio Sonata no 2 op 3 in D major
Grave-Allegro-Adagio-Allegro
Samuel Arnold Milkmaid Aria from ‘The Enraged Musician’
Anon arr. Peter Salem The Rival Milkmaids
Anon Dancing Master’s Kit – The lively lass
Niel Gow Stumpie Strathspey
Mrs Crouch You May call it Madness, Folly
Francesco Corbetta ‘Autre Chacone’ in C – for Guitar
Archangelo Corelli Trio Sonata no 2 op 3 in D major
Grave-Allegro-Adagio-Allegro
Samuel Arnold Milkmaid Aria from ‘The Enraged Musician’
Anon arr. Peter Salem The Rival Milkmaids
Anon Dancing Master’s Kit – The lively lass
Niel Gow Stumpie Strathspey
Admission
Subscription to all 4 concerts £58, Kleio £25, other Concerts £15
under 21s half price
