Join the South West Baroque Orchestra for a programme to include Marais, Muffat and a Telemann Concerto for recorder and viola da gamba. Refreshments will be available after the concert.
The Recital Hall, King's School, The Plox, Bruton, Somerset. BA10 0ED
16:00
£10 (available on the door). U16s free.
Organiser: SWBO / 07514 284311
https://www.southwestbaroqueorchestra.com
South West Baroque plays at A=415hz pitch, unlike ‘modern’ orchestras which are tuned a semitone higher.
- A few SWBO players have original instruments but most of us play on copies of period instruments.
- The stringed instruments have gut strings and concave bows;
- woodwind instruments are made of wood and have few keys;
- the continuo section includes harpsichord and theorbo along with lower strings.
- There is sparing use of vibrato, and the keyboard is tuned to a temperament (Valotti) rather than the equal temperament of the piano.
The concert includes Marais - Semele Suite, Telemann - Concerto for Recorder & Viola da Gamba, and Muffat - Armonico Tributo in Gm & Chaconne in G.
We are very pleased to be supporting the King’s School Bruton, and there will be a retiring collection for Young Sounds UK.