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Candlelight Advent Concert

Beautiful atmospheric 18th-century music for baroque oboe, trumpet, voices & chamber organ

Gail Hennessy, Louis Barclay & voices from the Fiori Choir
Candlelight Advent Concert
An atmospheric Advent Candlelight Concert in the splendid High Room at Lamport hall.

Beautiful 18th-century music for baroque oboe and trumpet with voices and organ, including chorale preludes by the great JS Bach, as well as music by his contemporary Georg Kauffmann (Bach's rival for the post of Capellmeister in Leipzig) and his pupils Ludwig Krebs and Gottfried Homilius.

Hauntingly beautiful, reflective music for the season before Christmas, performed in the stunning setting of Lamport Hall - one of Northamptonshire's finest historic houses. Do join us for this special evening.

including:
JS Bach Chorale prelude on 'Wachet auf'
G Homilius Chorale prelude on 'Nun freut euch'
G Kauffmann Chorale prelude on 'Gelobet seist Du'
Krebs Chorale prelude on 'Nun freut euch'.
JS Bach 'Jesu joy of man's desiring'


Gail Hennessy baroque oboe
Louis Barclay baroque trumpet
Singers from the Fiori Musicali Choir
Penelope Rapson director/chamber organ


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  • date Sat 2 December 2023
  • location Lamport Hall, Northampton
  • time 6:00pm
  • ticket £5 - £25

Full Event Details

An atmospheric Advent Candlelight Concert in the splendid High Room at Lamport hall.

Beautiful 18th-century music for baroque oboe and trumpet with voices and organ, including chorale preludes by the great JS Bach, as well as music by his contemporary Georg Kauffmann (Bach's rival for the post of Capellmeister in Leipzig) and his pupils Ludwig Krebs and Gottfried Homilius.

Hauntingly beautiful, reflective music for the season before Christmas, performed in the stunning setting of Lamport Hall - one of Northamptonshire's finest historic houses. Do join us for this special evening.

including:
JS Bach Chorale prelude on 'Wachet auf'
G Homilius Chorale prelude on 'Nun freut euch'
G Kauffmann Chorale prelude on 'Gelobet seist Du'
Krebs Chorale prelude on 'Nun freut euch'.
JS Bach 'Jesu joy of man's desiring'

Gail Hennessy baroque oboe
Louis Barclay baroque trumpet
Singers from the Fiori Musicali Choir
Penelope Rapson director/chamber organ

Venue Details & Map

Location

Lamport Hall, Northampton
Northampton, NN6 9, United Kingdom


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