For Severall Friends

Rachel Podger directs Brecon Baroque Festival Orchestra and Brecon Baroque for the Festival’s grand finale with mezzo-soprano Elizabeth Nurse, Mélisande Corriveau (viola da gamba) and Emilia Agajew (baroque triple harp). The Festival Orchestra will be complemented by students from conservatoires across Europe.

South Powys Youth Music will also take to the stage for its customary showcase spot.

Programme:

JS Bach Sinfonia to cantata 196 'Der Herr denket an uns'
Handel Ombra mai fu from Serse
Vivaldi Lo seguitai felice from L’Olimpiade RV 725
Vivaldi Concerto for Violin, Viola all'inglese in A Major, RV 546

Handel Harp Concerto in B flat major
JS Bach Aria ‘Mein gläubiges Herze’ Cantata BWV 68
John Gay Cease your Fuming, from The Beggar’s Opera
JC Bach The Broom of Cowden Knowes
Domenico Gallo La Follio in G minor