Lyric Chamber Orchestra – Festive Baroque

Event information

Lyric Chamber Orchestra
Musical director: Patricia Calnan, Conductor: Keith Marshall; Trumpet: David Chatterton.

Handel - Concerto Grosso op 6 no 1 in G Major
Purcell - Sonata in D major for Trumpet and strings
Geminiani - Concerto Grosso op. 5 no. 10
Bach - Air on the G String
Vivaldi - “Winter” from the Four Seasons
Interval
Bach - Chorale from the Christmas Oratorio
Corelli - Christmas Concerto
Handel - Suite in D Major for trumpet and strings
Geminiani - La Follia op. 5 no 1


This Devon-based ensemble is led by violinist Patricia Calnan who played for years with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields under Sir Neville Marriner. More about her here.

Keith Marshall, conductor
Keith began his musical education as a chorister at Birmingham Cathedral. He read music at Caius College Cambridge, later studying oboe at the Royal Academy of Music.
Keith has pursued a highly successful freelance career as an oboist, performing on a regular basis with Britain’s most prestigious symphony and chamber orchestras including the English Chamber and Philharmonia Orchestras. He has worked as soloist with the Thames Chamber Orchestra, and given numerous solo recitals on BBC Radio Three. His recording credits include Finzi’s Interlude for Oboe and String Quartet and wind octets by Mozart and Myslivicek. In 1994 he was appointed Director of the Thames Chamber Orchestra, conducting concerts at St Martin-in-the-Fields, St John’s Smith Square and the Royal Albert Hall.

There'll be FREE cake, as well as the normal bar and hot drinks

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