Wigmore Hall debut of acclaimed
period instrument ensemble, and London première of new
arrangement of Handel’s Oxford Water Music.
The Brook Street Band has been invited to perform
at the Wigmore Hall on Saturday 27th September 2003.
This debut programme includes the London première
of a new arrangement of Handel’s Oxford Water Music Suites,
an earlier chamber version of the much loved orchestral work.
The hand written music was first identified in Oxford in 1980
by Handel scholar Donald Burrows after lying neglected for centuries
in the Manuscript Collection. This particular version has been
edited for the Wigmore Hall performance by the Band’s cellist
and director Tatty Theo. This is a rare opportunity to hear the
Water Music in an original chamber formation as conceived by Handel.
The programme also features virtuosic trio sonatas by Handel,
Leclair and Corelli.
The award-winning Brook Street Band is acclaimed
throughout the UK and Europe for its stylistic and passionate
performances on period instruments. The Band is named after the
London street where Handel lived and worked and his music forms
the core of its programmes. The members of The Brook Street Band
are:
Marianna Szücs and Katalin Kertész,
baroque violins
Hannah McLaughlin, baroque oboe/recorder
Tatty Theo, baroque cello
Carolyn Gibley, harpsichord, chamber organ
The Band performs on original instruments, including
baroque instruments played in Handel’s time, and modern copies
in authentic period style.
The keyboard instruments are provided by renowned
English maker Alan Gotto. For this concert the band will use a
double manual harpsichord after Mietke c.1710 and a continuo
organ by Goetze and Gwynn 1980, after 17th century
English models.
Stanley Sadie, Editor Grove Dictionary of Music,
said of the Band in July 2002
'The musicians endeared themselves to the
audience . . .These lively, enthusiastic, young women, eager,
knowledgeable, highly skilled, put their whole selves into what
they are doing. They care passionately about the music, as their
lively commentaries made clear, and this communicates itself to
everyone present.'
The Band's debut CD featuring The Oxford
Water Music will be released later this year.
Concert programme:
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Corelli
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Trio Sonata
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C
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Op.1
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Handel
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Trio Sonata
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g
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Op.2
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Leclair
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Première Récréation
de Musique
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D
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Op.6
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interval
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Corelli
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Trio Sonata
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G
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Op.2
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Handel
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Trio Sonata
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G
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Op.5
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Handel
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Oxford Water Music Suites
(edited Theo)
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F,D, g
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Press enquiries and photographs: Tatty Theo 020
8348 0671
Press tickets: Wigmore Hall 020
7935 2141
photo © Hayley Madden, 2003