Charles Avison Concerto in A minor
John Garth Cello Concerto No.4 in Bb major
J.S Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.6 in Bb major
Interval
William Boyce Concerto Grosso in E minor
John Eccles ‘ The Mad Lover’
Handel Concerto Grosso Opus 6 No.11 in A major

Conductor Keith Marshall
Musical Director Trish Calnan
Soloist Jeremy Capey

This is a new group founded by violinist Trish Calnan who writes:
“Lyric Baroque Ensemble is a newly formed string ensemble dedicated to bringing the vibrant sound world of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to modern audiences. Inspired by historically informed performance practice, the ensemble seeks to capture the expressive depth, elegance, and vitality of Baroque music through stylistically informed playing, with particular attention to rhythmic vitality, tonal colour, and rhetorical expression.
“Making its concert debut in September 2026, Lyric Baroque Ensemble presents programmes that celebrate both well-loved masterpieces and lesser-known gems from the Baroque repertoire. Bringing together experienced musicians with a shared passion for early music, the ensemble is committed to performances that combine artistic excellence with engaging, thoughtful musicianship.
“Lyric Baroque Ensemble looks forward to establishing itself as an exciting new presence in the early music community.”


Trish Calnan started to play the violin at the age of eleven and studied at the Royal Academy of Music with David Martin. She won many scholarships and prizes and continued her post graduate studies first in Freiburg, Germany with Wolfgang Marschner, and later with Helen Airoff-Dowling in Switzerland and London. Helen remains the formative influence on Patricia’s philosophy of teaching. In 1980 Patricia won the Mozart Memorial Prize and performed extensively both as leader of the Trio Zingara and as a soloist at the Royal Festival Hall, Barbican, Wigmore Hall, and Queen Elizabeth Hall, collaborating with such eminent conductors as Sir Charles Groves, Lord Menuhin, Ivan Fischer and James Loughran.
Patricia led the Lyric Quartet to great critical acclaim, following their debut recital in 1991, touring extensively with them in the UK and Europe. She toured worldwide with Sir Neville Marriner as a member of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
Throughout her career she could be heard regularly on Radio 3 and her discography includes the Brahms Sonatas and works by Dohnányi, Ross Edwards, Herbert Howells, Glazunov, Ginastera and Rimsky-Korsakov.



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