REDISCOVERED music from the 18th century is to be brought to life by Salisbury Baroque.
A concert programme found in a rare letter in the Hampshire Record Office dating from 1740 provided the starting point for a unique opportunity for audiences to discover what it would have been like to attend one of the subscription concerts held fortnightly in Salisbury during the 18th century.
In the Medieval Hall on Sunday (June 28) at 6pm, Salisbury Baroque will perform some of the works from this programme featuring soprano Nicky Ogborn singing songs from Handel together with concertos by Geminiani.
Researcher and Salisbury Baroque member Nigel Wyatt said: “The fortnightly subscription concerts were at the heart of a wide range of music-making in Salisbury. Performances of the music from the original concert programme will be complemented by vivid descriptions of these occasions from first hand accounts in journals and letters which provide fascinating insights into the musical life of Salisbury at this time.”
In a letter dated February 1740, John Kent of Winterslow tells James Harris, of Malmesbury House in the Close, about recent events in Salisbury and then goes on to list the pieces chosen for the next subscription concert. These concerts were held in the Assembly Rooms on the site now occupied by Waterstones Bookshop.
Tickets are£10 in advance and available from Musicroom, Catherine Street, Salisbury.
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