The Choir of New College, Oxford & Ensemble Marguerite Louise, Versailles

Royal Farewells and Triumphs

Gaétan Jarry & Robert Quinney | Directors

Programme:
Purcell Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, Z860
Delalande De Profundis, S23
Charpentier Te Deum, H146
Purcell My heart is inditing

Performers:
Lucy Ormrod alto; haute-contre
William Purefoy haute-contre
Michael Alchin tenor
George Hill baritone
Anton May bass
Choir of New College, Oxford
Robert Quinney director
Ensemble Marguerite Louise
Gaétan Jarry director

A unique choral spectacle closes LFBM 2025, transferring from the Palace of Versailles to Smith Square Hall, Westminster, for its only London tour date.

Experience the pomp and pageantry of Royal Farewells and Triumphs, a grand procession of Anglo-French choral works performed by the Choir of New College Oxford and French period ensemble Marguerite Louise.

Directed by Robert Quinney and Gaétan Jarry, this programme brings together two thriving musical cultures and two themes. First, the solemnity of national loss – the funeral of Queen Mary II through the music of Henry Purcell. Second, the pageantry of coronation and the glory of Louis XIV’s court.

This collaboration not only bridges nations but also connects eras, highlighting how 17th-century royal music conveys universal emotions — grief, love, gratitude, joy — that continue to resonate today.

In partnership with Continuo Foundation.

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London Festival of Baroque Music
Sat, 8 November 2025
Smith Square Hall, London
7:00pm
£30 - £40

Full Event Details

A unique choral spectacle closes LFBM 2025, transferring from the Palace of Versailles to Smith Square Hall, Westminster, for its only London tour date.

Experience the pomp and pageantry of Royal Farewells and Triumphs, a grand procession of Anglo-French choral works performed by the Choir of New College Oxford and French period ensemble Marguerite Louise.

Directed by Robert Quinney and Gaétan Jarry, this programme brings together two thriving musical cultures and two themes. First, the solemnity of national loss – the funeral of Queen Mary II through the music of Henry Purcell. Second, the pageantry of coronation and the glory of Louis XIV’s court.

This collaboration not only bridges nations but also connects eras, highlighting how 17th-century royal music conveys universal emotions — grief, love, gratitude, joy — that continue to resonate today.

In partnership with Continuo Foundation.