London Handel Players

Please note the venue has changed from The Great Hall to the main Abbey, entrance is via the Cloister Porch.

A limited number of tickets may be available from the Hexham & District Music Society website here, or on the door of the Abbey - subject to availability.

A real treat in store for lovers of baroque music! A whole evening devoted to Bach and Handel played by an ensemble who are among the leading specialists in 17^th and 18^th century music.

The London Handel Players celebrate their 25^th anniversary this year. They appear regularly at major venues and festivals in the UK, continental Europe and North America, attracting great reviews wherever they play. Four of the players join us in Hexham this evening, playing flute, violin, cello and harpsichord.

The ensemble have called this evening’s programme, German Geniuses – chamber music masterpieces by Bach and Handel. The title leaves no room for doubt. This is music by two very great composers.  While the focus is on their chamber music, there are also arrangements for small ensemble of two arias from Handel’s opera Julius Caesar in Egypt (Giulio Cesare in Egitto). Don’t miss this!

Programme

Handel - Trio Sonata in B minor, op. 2 no. 1, for flute, violin and continuo

J S Bach - Sonata in B minor for violin and harpsichord, BWV 1014

J S Bach - Trio Sonata (from the Musical Offering), BWV 1079   

Handel - Harpsichord Suite in F major, HWV 427

Handel - Two arias from Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17

J S Bach - Organ Trio in D major, BWV 529 (arr. for flute, violin and continuo)