Apollo’s Cabinet

Saturday 18th March 2023, 7.30pm

St Andrew’s & St George’s West Church

Apollo’s Cabinet

Ella Bodeker – Soprano, Jonatan Bougt – Theorbo, Baroque Guitar, Harry Buckoke – Viola da Gamba, Thomas Pickering – Harpsichord, Recorder, Teresa Wrann – Recorder

Charles Burney – Baroque travel blogger

Until 1776, no written account of the history of music exists in the English language. 18^th century musicologist Charles Burney realises this, starts to gather material to rectify the situation and decides to spend two years travelling all across Europe, much like students taking a so-called gap year nowadays. Burney participates in the carnival in Venice, joins in with French ballroom dancing, listens to lullabies at the German court and sings and drinks in the many alehouses of London. He follows where the music takes him, researches in libraries and archives and meets with composers and musicians. A kaleidoscope of European music, played on historical instruments with tales from Charles Burney’s diaries.

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