Welcome to the Glasgow Barons Early Music Festival - Magical Instruments: Dunedin Consort! Get ready to be enchanted by the beautiful sounds of the Dunedin Consort as they perform at Govan Old Parish Church on Sat Jul 27 2024 at 19:30. Immerse yourself in the magical world of early music and experience the power of historical instruments in a unique setting. Don't miss this unforgettable evening of music and history!

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Programme

J.S. Bach, Trio Sonata in G Major, BWV 1038

Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Minor

G.P. Telemann, Paris Quartet No. 1 in G Major, TWV43:G1

- Interval -

G.F. Handel, Trio Sonata in F major op.5 no.6 HWV 401

JS Bach, Trio Sonata from the Musical Offering

Performers

John Butt - harpsichord

Huw Daniel - violin

Katy Bircher - flute

Lucia Capellaro - viola da gamba & cello

Formed in 1995, Edinburgh’s Dunedin Consort is one of the world’s leading Baroque ensembles, recognised for its vivid and insightful performances and recordings. Under the direction of John Butt, the ensemble has earned two Gramophone Awards, a BBC Music Magazine Award, a Grammy nomination, and the 2021 recipient of the Royal Philharmonic Society Ensemble Award. Dunedin Consort performs regularly at festivals and venues across the UK and abroad, and enjoys close associations with the BBC Proms, Wigmore Hall,

Edinburgh International Festival and Lammermuir Festival. As an enthusiastic champion and commissioner of contemporary music, recent premiere’s include orchestral dances at the BBC Proms, an opera by Errollyn Wallen, choral music by Caroline Shaw, and a guitar concerto by Cassandra Miller for Sean Shibe.

Dunedin Consort is committed to a wide-ranging education programme both in schools and in the community to encourage musical participation and a passion for historical performance and classical music.