Join us for an evening of music featuring a historic harpsichord from the keyboard collection at St Cecilia's Hall

Belesama

Belesama is a Scotland-based early music chamber group that specialises in inspired themed programmes ranging from the Renaissance to the late Baroque. Héloïse and Annemarie are core members of the group who usually perform with Jan Waterfield (harpsichord). They are delighted to be joined for today’s performance by John Kitchen MBE. www.belesama.org

Héloïse Bernard, soprano

Annemarie Klein, recorders

John Kitchen, harpsichord

This programme will feature the double-manual harpsichord by Pascal Taskin (1769) from the University of Edinburgh's historic keyboard collection.

Programme

Michel Pignolet de Montéclair (1667-1737)

Europe (from Cantates à voix seule, Troisième Livre)

Louis Marchand (1667-1723)

Suite en ré mineur (from Pièces de clavecin, Premier Livre)

Chaconne

Charles Dieupart (1676-1751)

Suite en la majeur (from 6 Suites de clavecin)

Ouverture – Allemande – Courante – Sarabande – Gigue

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Fairest Isle, all Isles Excelling (from King Arthur)

Air & Minuet (from Abdelazer)

John Blow (1649-1708)

Mortlack’s Ground (from Music’s Handmaid, published by Henry Playford)

Henry Purcell

The Sparrow and the Gentle Dove (from From hardy climes and dangerous toils of war)

Louis-Antoine Dornel (1680-1757)

Suite en sol majeur (from Sonates à violon seul et suites pour la flûte traversière avec la basse)

La Bellône – La d’Herouville – La B**d** – Le Zephyr

Michel Lambert (1610-1696)

Vos mespris chaque jour (from Airs à une, II. III. et IV. parties avec la basse-continue)

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