This programme draws a line between two musical cultures: In Venice, we hear vivid contrasts, fluid forms, and vocal expressivity in the works of Cavalli, Strozzi, Pandolfi, Fontana, and Marini. In London, the mood shifts. Music becomes more introspective, shaped by dance, counterpoint, and finely measured speech. From Locke and Purcell to Dowland, Hume, and Byrd, these pieces reflect a different way of thinking. Yet echoes of Italian style remain, travelling not through scores but through memory, imitation, and exchange.

Programme:
Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger Libro quarto d’intavolatura di chitarrone - Taccata Prima
Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi Mealli Sonate a violino solo - Sonata Seconda ‘La Cesta’
Francesco Cavalli Xerse, Act I Scene I - Sinfonia & “Ombra mai fu” arr.
Giovanni Battista Fontana - Sonate a I, II, III per il Violino - Sonata Seconda
Giuseppe Cenci “Fuggi, fuggi, fuggi da questo cielo” arr.
Barbara Strozzi Cantate, ariette, e duetti - “Amor dormiglione” arr.
Biagio Marini Sonate, symphonie, canzoni - Sonata terza variata per il violino
Barbara Strozzi Are - “Che si può fare” arr.
-Interval-
Henry Purcell “She loves and she confesses” arr.
Matthew Locke Consorts of Two Parts for several friends - Suite No. 7 in C minor/Major
John Dowland Preludium & The Frog Galliard
Tobias Hume The First Part of Ayres, French, Polish and Others - Captaine Humes Pavan
Nicholas Lanier Selected Ayres and Dialogues - “No more shall meads” arr.
Henry Eccles Premier livre de sonates à violon seul et la basse - Sonata Undecimo
William Byrd “John come kiss me now” arr.

Bellot Ensemble Trio:
Lucine Musaelian voice & viola da gamba,
Edmund Taylor violin
Daniel Murphy theorbo & lute

The concert will be followed by a buffet supper referencing 17th-century Italian grand dining! £5 from each ticket will go to the Camden Music Trust. The Trust supports music in Camden schools with particular emphasis on children who might not otherwise have access to instruments or music lessons.

We’re delighted to invite you to our first concert as New Generation Baroque Ensemble at the Royal College of Music. This concert will feature our Il Miracolo della Pace, a vivid journey from the clamour of conflict to the quiet miracle of peace. Full programme available here.

For more information and tickets, please visit the Royal College of Music website.

Bellot Ensemble, known for their energetic and passionate performances, bring their ‘Cupid’s Ground Bass’ programme to the Waltham Forest Concert Society! This concert is themed around their debut album of the same title, exploring the extremities of love, through the groundbreaking works of 17th-century Italy, highlighting both the vocal and instrumental innovations of the time. The concert will include not only some of the most beautiful arias from this period sung by the incredibly talented singers, soprano Lucine Musaelian and tenor Kieran White, but also the groups own instrumental diminutions and arrangements, often over the wonderful ‘ground bass’ themes, popular at this time. The interweaving of voices and instruments will be complemented by purely instrumental works from composers who continually inspire and surprise us with their depth and creativity. 

Programme details TBC closer to the date.