Linnet Baroque
Musings of the Rev'd Thomas Twining
The Rev’d Thomas was vicar at Fordham near Colchester, a keen amateur musician and friend of Dr Burney, the great musicologist and composer.
Music includes English and French songs, cantatas and instrumental music by the great masters Rameau, Handel, Burney, Boismortier, CPE Bach and Haydn’s Welsh folk song arrangements, presented alongside the works of lesser-known English composers, including John Carr of Boxford and Henry Holcombe.
This concert is supported by Angel Early Music.
Sun, 22 February 2026
St John's Arts and Recreation Centre, Old Harlow
3:00pm
£18 on the door (cash only)- ➕1 other performance
Full Event Details
Linnet Baroque explores music-making in the provinces with extracts of letters and poems by the Rev'd Thomas Twining of the tea merchant family based at Twickenham, buried at St Mary’s.
The Rev’d Thomas was vicar at Fordham near Colchester, a keen amateur musician and friend of Dr Burney, the great musicologist and composer.
Music includes English and French songs, cantatas and instrumental music by the great masters Rameau, Handel, Burney, Boismortier, CPE Bach and Haydn’s Welsh folk song arrangements, presented alongside the works of lesser-known English composers, including John Carr of Boxford and Henry Holcombe.
This concert is supported by Angel Early Music.
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Location
St John's Arts and Recreation Centre, Old Harlow
Old Harlow, Essex, CM17 0AJ
Other performances
In addition to the performance listed above, this concert will also be performed as follows: