Apollo’s Jukebox

In 1672, violinist John Banister kicked off a real revolution by inviting paying guests into his own home, offering a simple but radical deal: you choose the music, we play it. For a shilling, the audience picked the programme. Forget stuffy concerts with velvet seats and polite applause. Apollo's Jukebox takes you back to the 18th-century music rooms where tunes weren't just played, they were ordered. You get to choose the music picking from a menu of instrumentals, arias, dances, ballads and broadsides.

Programme:
Schmelzer Balletti
JS Bach Sheep may safely graze, BWV 208
Handel Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
JS Bach Auf meinen Flügeln sollst du schweben, from Cantata 'Hercules at the Crossroads', BWV 213
Handel Let me wander not unseen, from L'Allegro, HWV 55
Handel Every Valley shall be exalted, from Messiah, HWV 56
Purcell Act Tunes from Various Operas
Trad. Jigs & Reels from the British Isles
Telemann Les Nations
Corrette La Furstemberg (Allegro)
Graun Concerto for Recorder and Violin (Allegro)
Telemann Concerto for Recorder and Traverso (Largo – Presto)
Vivaldi La Notte (Allegro)
Gay/Pepusch, Weill The Beggar's Ballad-Off
Trad. The Lass of Peaties Mill
Trad. Greensleeves
Purcell Fairest Isle
Mr Kirnberger's Dice Game
Trad. The Duke of Norfolk Recorder Battle
Purcell Mini Opera Scenes from the Fairy Queen

Apollo's Cabinet:
Collin Shay countertenor
Simone Pirri violin
Teresa Wrann recorder
Thomas Pickering recorder, traverso
Harry Buckoke viola da gamba
Jonatan Bougt theorbo, baroque guitar