Recent and Forthcoming Concerts
3.00 on Sunday 1 September 2024
BLOOMSBURY BAROQUE in Suffolk
at Walpole Old Chapel, 2 Halesworth Road, Walpole, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19 9AZ
'Songs and Dances from 18th Century London'
Philippa Hyde: soprano
William Summers: baroque flute
Diane Moore: baroque violin
Ibrahim Aziz: viola da gamba
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
A concert of music reflecting the cosmopolitan atmosphere and multi-cultural population of 18th-century London, with music by Handel and Pepusch, Ignatius Sancho and Joseph de Bologne, Gaillard, Arne and others.
Tickets: £12 in advance or £15 at the door available from www.lokimusic.co.uk/calendar/item/52235276
BLOOMSBURY BAROQUE in Suffolk
at Walpole Old Chapel, 2 Halesworth Road, Walpole, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19 9AZ
'Songs and Dances from 18th Century London'
Philippa Hyde: soprano
William Summers: baroque flute
Diane Moore: baroque violin
Ibrahim Aziz: viola da gamba
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
A concert of music reflecting the cosmopolitan atmosphere and multi-cultural population of 18th-century London, with music by Handel and Pepusch, Ignatius Sancho and Joseph de Bologne, Gaillard, Arne and others.
Tickets: £12 in advance or £15 at the door available from www.lokimusic.co.uk/calendar/item/52235276
7.00 on Saturday 13 July 2024
YEO YAT-SOON: harpsichord
Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare, Hampton Court Road, Hampton on Thames, TW12 2EN
'Moments of Vision'
A programme of three hundred years of harpsichord music paired in discussion with pieces of contemporaneous art, some by artists who had direct links with the composers and others who represent a similar spirit of the age.
The painting by Carle van Loo (left) is paired with Jacques Duphly's La Vanlo, a musical portrait either of the artist or his musician wife Cristina Antonia Somis (seen at the harpsichord in this painting). Other pairings include music by the 16th century Venetian composer Cavazzoni paired with a portrait by Titian, 17th century works by Frescobaldi and Chambonnières paired respectively with Caravaggio and Vermeer.
Tickets: £14 in advance from: www.lokimusic.co.uk/calendar/item/51989282 or £16.00 at the door; half price under-18/students/unemployed.
YEO YAT-SOON: harpsichord
Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare, Hampton Court Road, Hampton on Thames, TW12 2EN
'Moments of Vision'
A programme of three hundred years of harpsichord music paired in discussion with pieces of contemporaneous art, some by artists who had direct links with the composers and others who represent a similar spirit of the age.
The painting by Carle van Loo (left) is paired with Jacques Duphly's La Vanlo, a musical portrait either of the artist or his musician wife Cristina Antonia Somis (seen at the harpsichord in this painting). Other pairings include music by the 16th century Venetian composer Cavazzoni paired with a portrait by Titian, 17th century works by Frescobaldi and Chambonnières paired respectively with Caravaggio and Vermeer.
Tickets: £14 in advance from: www.lokimusic.co.uk/calendar/item/51989282 or £16.00 at the door; half price under-18/students/unemployed.
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7.30 on Friday 28 June 2024
El Parnaso Hyspano (director Rafael Montero)
Divertissements Chinois (director Yeo Yat-Soon)
'SILVER AND SILK' - Baroque Music of the Jesuits from South America and China
We are delighted to present a fascinating programme which combines recent research by members of El Parnaso Hyspano and Divertissements Chinois. As the title suggests, the music links the historic silver mines of Potosí in modern day Bolivia to the silk exports of Ming and Qing dynasty China. South American silver from the Spanish colonial empire reached Asia through the Spanish colony of the Philippines. By around 1600 silver had became the basis for trade and exchange with China. To this day the Chines word for 'bank' 银行 - means a silver repository. Our programme explores music influenced by members of the Jesuit order which flourished across the both China and South America. We include works by the Italian Jesuit composer Domenico Zipoli who settled in Cordoba in contemporary Argentina and the Italian Jesuit scholar Matteo Ricci, who was the first European to enter the Imperial Chinese capital in Beijing. Both these pioneers inspired and influenced followers from the indigenous populations.
Tickets at £16.96 are available from Eventbrite by clicking www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/silver-and-silk-baroque-music-of-the-jesuits-from-latin-america-and-china-tickets-890977988147?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
El Parnaso Hyspano (director Rafael Montero)
Divertissements Chinois (director Yeo Yat-Soon)
'SILVER AND SILK' - Baroque Music of the Jesuits from South America and China
We are delighted to present a fascinating programme which combines recent research by members of El Parnaso Hyspano and Divertissements Chinois. As the title suggests, the music links the historic silver mines of Potosí in modern day Bolivia to the silk exports of Ming and Qing dynasty China. South American silver from the Spanish colonial empire reached Asia through the Spanish colony of the Philippines. By around 1600 silver had became the basis for trade and exchange with China. To this day the Chines word for 'bank' 银行 - means a silver repository. Our programme explores music influenced by members of the Jesuit order which flourished across the both China and South America. We include works by the Italian Jesuit composer Domenico Zipoli who settled in Cordoba in contemporary Argentina and the Italian Jesuit scholar Matteo Ricci, who was the first European to enter the Imperial Chinese capital in Beijing. Both these pioneers inspired and influenced followers from the indigenous populations.
Tickets at £16.96 are available from Eventbrite by clicking www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/silver-and-silk-baroque-music-of-the-jesuits-from-latin-america-and-china-tickets-890977988147?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
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DIVERTISSEMENTS CHINOIS are very grateful to the Continuo Foundation for their generous funding which has made the 'FIRST ENCOUNTERS' project possible.
For full details of all the projects supported by the Continuo Foundation and to see listings of concerts please visit the Continuo Connect website on: www.continuoconnect.com/
For full details of all the projects supported by the Continuo Foundation and to see listings of concerts please visit the Continuo Connect website on: www.continuoconnect.com/
1.15 on Friday 21 June 2024
DIVERTISSEMENTS CHINOIS
at Music-at-Hill, Midtown Concerts, Holy Sepulchre, Holborn Viaduct, London, EC1A 2DQ
Philippa Hyde: soprano
Agnes Chin: guzheng
William Summers: baroque flute
Ibrahim Aziz: viola da gamba
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'FIRST ENCOUNTERS'
Musical Journeys from the Dawn of the Global World
We are delighted to continue with our series of concerts exploring the links between 17th and 18th ceentury China and Europe. Our programme will include Chinese music from the Ming and Qing dynasties complemented with music from their contemporaries in England France and Italy, including Caccini, Purcell and Rameau. The venue for this concert is the historic Holy Sepulchre church which contains the Musicians'Chapel.
Free entry with a retiring collection (www.musicathill.org.uk/ )
DIVERTISSEMENTS CHINOIS
at Music-at-Hill, Midtown Concerts, Holy Sepulchre, Holborn Viaduct, London, EC1A 2DQ
Philippa Hyde: soprano
Agnes Chin: guzheng
William Summers: baroque flute
Ibrahim Aziz: viola da gamba
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'FIRST ENCOUNTERS'
Musical Journeys from the Dawn of the Global World
We are delighted to continue with our series of concerts exploring the links between 17th and 18th ceentury China and Europe. Our programme will include Chinese music from the Ming and Qing dynasties complemented with music from their contemporaries in England France and Italy, including Caccini, Purcell and Rameau. The venue for this concert is the historic Holy Sepulchre church which contains the Musicians'Chapel.
Free entry with a retiring collection (www.musicathill.org.uk/ )
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DIVERTISSEMENTS CHINOIS are very grateful to the Continuo Foundation for their generous funding which has made the 'FIRST ENCOUNTERS' project possible.
For full details of all the projects supported by the Continuo Foundation and to see listings of concerts please visit the Continuo Connect website on: www.continuoconnect.com/
For full details of all the projects supported by the Continuo Foundation and to see listings of concerts please visit the Continuo Connect website on: www.continuoconnect.com/
3.00 on Thursday 26 October 2023
DIVERTISSEMENTS CHINOIS
at China Gallery (G44), Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL
Philippa Hyde: soprano
Agnes Chin: guzheng
William Summers: baroque flute
Ibrahim Aziz: viola da gamba
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'FIRST ENCOUNTERS'
Musical Journeys from the Dawn of the Global World
We are delighted to bring our project exploring the musical links between 17th and 18th century China and Europe to the China Gallery of the Victoria and Albert Museum with its rich and historical collection of Chinese art. Our concert forms part of the Asian Art Week (www.asianartinlondon.com/calendar/) and will be preceded in the morning by a lecture by the V&A Curator Xiaoxin Li on a new bequest of an object owned by the 19th century Scottish Chinese scholar James Legge. Our programme will include Chinese music from the Ming and Qing dynasties complemented with music from their contemporaries in England France and Italy, including Caccini, Gabrieli, Purcell and Rameau. In a further exploration of 'Musical Journeys' around the world we also include the music of two composers of African descent: Ignatius Sancho, who was born on a slave ship and settled in London, and Jospeh Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, who was born in Guadeloupe to a French father and a mother who was a slave from Senegal, and settled in Paris.
Free entry (www.vam.ac.uk/event/eXK4Jw8eawn/first-encounters-musical-journeys-from-the-dawn-of-the-global-age)
DIVERTISSEMENTS CHINOIS
at China Gallery (G44), Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL
Philippa Hyde: soprano
Agnes Chin: guzheng
William Summers: baroque flute
Ibrahim Aziz: viola da gamba
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'FIRST ENCOUNTERS'
Musical Journeys from the Dawn of the Global World
We are delighted to bring our project exploring the musical links between 17th and 18th century China and Europe to the China Gallery of the Victoria and Albert Museum with its rich and historical collection of Chinese art. Our concert forms part of the Asian Art Week (www.asianartinlondon.com/calendar/) and will be preceded in the morning by a lecture by the V&A Curator Xiaoxin Li on a new bequest of an object owned by the 19th century Scottish Chinese scholar James Legge. Our programme will include Chinese music from the Ming and Qing dynasties complemented with music from their contemporaries in England France and Italy, including Caccini, Gabrieli, Purcell and Rameau. In a further exploration of 'Musical Journeys' around the world we also include the music of two composers of African descent: Ignatius Sancho, who was born on a slave ship and settled in London, and Jospeh Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, who was born in Guadeloupe to a French father and a mother who was a slave from Senegal, and settled in Paris.
Free entry (www.vam.ac.uk/event/eXK4Jw8eawn/first-encounters-musical-journeys-from-the-dawn-of-the-global-age)
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DIVERTISSEMENTS CHINOIS are very grateful to the Continuo Foundation for their generous funding which has made the 'FIRST ENCOUNTERS' project possible.
For full details of all the projects supported by the Continuo Foundation and to see listings of concerts please visit the Continuo Connect website on: www.continuoconnect.com/
For full details of all the projects supported by the Continuo Foundation and to see listings of concerts please visit the Continuo Connect website on: www.continuoconnect.com/
7.30 on Thursday 19 October 2023
BLOOMSBURY BAROQUE
at the Bloomsbury Festival, St George's Church, Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2SA
Philippa Hyde: soprano
William Summers: baroque flute
Diane Moore: baroque violin
Ibrahim Aziz: viola da gamba
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'A MUSIC PARTY AT MONTAGU HOUSE'
A re-imagining of the music party given at the home of John, 2nd Duke of Montagu as depicted in the 1733 painting by Marcellus Laroon
It was in the eighteenth century that the seeds of modern day Bloomsbury were sown. In an area of farmland just north of Holborn, the erection of the grand edifices of Montagu House and Southampton (later Bedford) House heralded the development of the Georgian district that we still recognise today. The later purchase of Montagu House to serve as the first British Museum ensured the area would become synonymous with culture and learning. John, 2nd Duke of Montagu, was a renowned patron of the arts and appears in Marcellus Laroon’s 1730s painting A Music Party at Montagu House.
Taking our inspiration from the rural past of the area, and the cultural world surrounding John Montagu, Bloomsbury Baroque presents a vocal and instrumental reimagining of the music party, drawing on the pastoral themes that were fashionable within music, poetry and the arts of the time. Music by Handel, Pepusch, Galliard and Rameau. Fascinatingly we will also include music by Ignatius Sancho, born on a Trans-Atlantic slave ship, brought to London and was supported in his education by the Duke of Montagu for whom he worked at Montagu House. (Image: A Music Party at Montagu House by Marcellus Laroon, reproduced by permission of the Buccleuch Collection.)
Tickets: £12.00 (Students: £10.00) from www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-music-party-at-montagu-house-tickets-672046849217?aff=erelexpmlt
BLOOMSBURY BAROQUE
at the Bloomsbury Festival, St George's Church, Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2SA
Philippa Hyde: soprano
William Summers: baroque flute
Diane Moore: baroque violin
Ibrahim Aziz: viola da gamba
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'A MUSIC PARTY AT MONTAGU HOUSE'
A re-imagining of the music party given at the home of John, 2nd Duke of Montagu as depicted in the 1733 painting by Marcellus Laroon
It was in the eighteenth century that the seeds of modern day Bloomsbury were sown. In an area of farmland just north of Holborn, the erection of the grand edifices of Montagu House and Southampton (later Bedford) House heralded the development of the Georgian district that we still recognise today. The later purchase of Montagu House to serve as the first British Museum ensured the area would become synonymous with culture and learning. John, 2nd Duke of Montagu, was a renowned patron of the arts and appears in Marcellus Laroon’s 1730s painting A Music Party at Montagu House.
Taking our inspiration from the rural past of the area, and the cultural world surrounding John Montagu, Bloomsbury Baroque presents a vocal and instrumental reimagining of the music party, drawing on the pastoral themes that were fashionable within music, poetry and the arts of the time. Music by Handel, Pepusch, Galliard and Rameau. Fascinatingly we will also include music by Ignatius Sancho, born on a Trans-Atlantic slave ship, brought to London and was supported in his education by the Duke of Montagu for whom he worked at Montagu House. (Image: A Music Party at Montagu House by Marcellus Laroon, reproduced by permission of the Buccleuch Collection.)
Tickets: £12.00 (Students: £10.00) from www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-music-party-at-montagu-house-tickets-672046849217?aff=erelexpmlt
1.15 on Friday 8 September 2023
BLOOMSBURY BAROQUE
Music at Hill, Midtown Concerts, St Giles-in-the-Fields, St Giles High Street, London, WC2H 8LG
Philippa Hyde: soprano
William Summers: baroque flute
Diane Moore: baroque violin
Ibrahim Aziz: viola da gamba
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'A MUSIC PARTY AT MONTAGU HOUSE'
A re-imagining of the music party given at the home of John, 2nd Duke of Montagu as depicted in the 1733 painting by Marcellus Laroon
We are delighted to be giving the opening concert of the Autumn 2023 series of Music at Hill's Midtown Concert series. Inspired by the 1733 painting by Marcellus Laroon, the programme includes music by Handel, Pepusch, Galliard and Rameau. Fascinatingly we will also include music by Ignatius Sancho, born on a Trans-Atlantic slave ship, brought to London and was supported in his education by the Duke of Montagu for whom he worked at Montagu House.
Free entry with a retiring collection (www.musicathill.org.uk/ )
BLOOMSBURY BAROQUE
Music at Hill, Midtown Concerts, St Giles-in-the-Fields, St Giles High Street, London, WC2H 8LG
Philippa Hyde: soprano
William Summers: baroque flute
Diane Moore: baroque violin
Ibrahim Aziz: viola da gamba
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'A MUSIC PARTY AT MONTAGU HOUSE'
A re-imagining of the music party given at the home of John, 2nd Duke of Montagu as depicted in the 1733 painting by Marcellus Laroon
We are delighted to be giving the opening concert of the Autumn 2023 series of Music at Hill's Midtown Concert series. Inspired by the 1733 painting by Marcellus Laroon, the programme includes music by Handel, Pepusch, Galliard and Rameau. Fascinatingly we will also include music by Ignatius Sancho, born on a Trans-Atlantic slave ship, brought to London and was supported in his education by the Duke of Montagu for whom he worked at Montagu House.
Free entry with a retiring collection (www.musicathill.org.uk/ )
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12.30 on Thursday 7 September 2023
YEO YAT-SOON harpsichord
at Music on Thursdays at Leatherhead Methodist Church, Church Road, Leatherhead, KT22 8AY
'ABOVE ALL OUR PHOENIX' - a concert to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of William Byrd (c.1540 - 1623). Byrd was one of the most versatile and prolific composers in British history. His long life spanned the last half a century of the Tudor Age and the first decades of Stuart rule. Byrd's vast output of solo keyboard music was preserved in a vast array of surviving manuscript sources and he was involved in the first printed keyboard music in England - Parthenia "the first musicke that ever was printed for the Virginalls" published in around 1612. This recital will include Byrd's keyboard music from throughout his career as well as music by his contemporaries.
I am delighted to bring my William Byrd programme to this wonderful concert series in Leatherhead.
Retiring Collection
Further details: www.musiconthursdays.org/7-sep-2023-1230-yeo-yat-soon-william-byrd-400th-harpsichord-concert.html
YEO YAT-SOON harpsichord
at Music on Thursdays at Leatherhead Methodist Church, Church Road, Leatherhead, KT22 8AY
'ABOVE ALL OUR PHOENIX' - a concert to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of William Byrd (c.1540 - 1623). Byrd was one of the most versatile and prolific composers in British history. His long life spanned the last half a century of the Tudor Age and the first decades of Stuart rule. Byrd's vast output of solo keyboard music was preserved in a vast array of surviving manuscript sources and he was involved in the first printed keyboard music in England - Parthenia "the first musicke that ever was printed for the Virginalls" published in around 1612. This recital will include Byrd's keyboard music from throughout his career as well as music by his contemporaries.
I am delighted to bring my William Byrd programme to this wonderful concert series in Leatherhead.
Retiring Collection
Further details: www.musiconthursdays.org/7-sep-2023-1230-yeo-yat-soon-william-byrd-400th-harpsichord-concert.html
Saturday 26 August 2023 (at 10.00 - 12.00 and 1.00 - 3.00)
Sunday 27 August 2023 (at 1.00 - 3.00)
Saturday 2 September 2023 (at 10.00 - 12.00 and 1.00 - 3.00)
Sunday 3 August 2023 (at 1.00 - 3.00)
DUO FOLLIA at Handel Hendrix House, 25 Brook Street, London W1K 4HB
Diane Moore: baroque violin
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
We are delighted to return to Handel Hendrix House and be part of the many activities to commemorate the re-opening of the museum after a major period of renovation. We will be performing short programmes of music for visitors in Handel's composing room.
For details of entry prices please visit the Handel Hendrix website: handelhendrix.org/
Sunday 27 August 2023 (at 1.00 - 3.00)
Saturday 2 September 2023 (at 10.00 - 12.00 and 1.00 - 3.00)
Sunday 3 August 2023 (at 1.00 - 3.00)
DUO FOLLIA at Handel Hendrix House, 25 Brook Street, London W1K 4HB
Diane Moore: baroque violin
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
We are delighted to return to Handel Hendrix House and be part of the many activities to commemorate the re-opening of the museum after a major period of renovation. We will be performing short programmes of music for visitors in Handel's composing room.
For details of entry prices please visit the Handel Hendrix website: handelhendrix.org/
3.00 on Sunday 16 July 2023
DIVERTISSEMENTS CHINOIS
at St Mary Magdalene Church, Major Ln, Thornham Magna, Eye, Suffolk, IP23 8ER
Philippa Hyde: soprano
Agnes Chin: guzheng
William Summers: baroque flute
Diane Moore: baroque violin
Ibrahim Aziz: viola da gamba
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'FIRST ENCOUNTERS'
Musical Journeys from the Dawn of the Global World
We are delighted to bring our project exploring the musical links between 17th and 18th century China and Europe to this beautiful and historic venue in the heart of rural Suffolk. The programme will include Chinese music from the Ming and Qing dynasties complemented with music from their contemporaries in England France and Italy, including Caccini, Gabrieli, Purcell and Rameau. In a further exploration of 'Musical Journeys' around the world we also include the music of two composers of African descent: Ignatius Sancho, who was born on a slave ship and settled in London, and Jospeh Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, who was born in Guadeloupe to a French father and a mother who was a slave from Senegal, and settled in Paris.
Tickets £20 (seating unreserved) from email: [email protected] or Tel: 01379 788130
DIVERTISSEMENTS CHINOIS
at St Mary Magdalene Church, Major Ln, Thornham Magna, Eye, Suffolk, IP23 8ER
Philippa Hyde: soprano
Agnes Chin: guzheng
William Summers: baroque flute
Diane Moore: baroque violin
Ibrahim Aziz: viola da gamba
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'FIRST ENCOUNTERS'
Musical Journeys from the Dawn of the Global World
We are delighted to bring our project exploring the musical links between 17th and 18th century China and Europe to this beautiful and historic venue in the heart of rural Suffolk. The programme will include Chinese music from the Ming and Qing dynasties complemented with music from their contemporaries in England France and Italy, including Caccini, Gabrieli, Purcell and Rameau. In a further exploration of 'Musical Journeys' around the world we also include the music of two composers of African descent: Ignatius Sancho, who was born on a slave ship and settled in London, and Jospeh Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, who was born in Guadeloupe to a French father and a mother who was a slave from Senegal, and settled in Paris.
Tickets £20 (seating unreserved) from email: [email protected] or Tel: 01379 788130
DIVERTISSEMENTS CHINOIS are very grateful to the Continuo Foundation for their generous funding which has made the 'FIRST ENCOUNTERS' project possible.
For full details of all the projects supported by the Continuo Foundation and to see listings of concerts please visit the Continuo Connect website on: www.continuoconnect.com/
For full details of all the projects supported by the Continuo Foundation and to see listings of concerts please visit the Continuo Connect website on: www.continuoconnect.com/
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7.00 on Saturday 15 July 2023
YEO YAT-SOON harpsichord
at Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare, Hampton Court Road, Hampton, TW12 2EJ
'ABOVE ALL OUR PHOENIX' - a concert to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of William Byrd (c.1540 - 1623). Byrd was one of the most versatile and prolific composers in British history. His long life spanned the last half a century of the Tudor Age and the first decades of Stuart rule. Byrd's vast output of solo keyboard music was preserved in a vast array of surviving manuscript sources and he was involved in the first printed keyboard music in England - Parthenia "the first musicke that ever was printed for the Virginalls" published in around 1612. This recital will include Byrd's keyboard music from throughout his career as well as music by his contemporaries.
Tickets: £12.00 (£5.00 students and under-18) available in advance from www.lokimusic.co.uk/
YEO YAT-SOON harpsichord
at Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare, Hampton Court Road, Hampton, TW12 2EJ
'ABOVE ALL OUR PHOENIX' - a concert to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of William Byrd (c.1540 - 1623). Byrd was one of the most versatile and prolific composers in British history. His long life spanned the last half a century of the Tudor Age and the first decades of Stuart rule. Byrd's vast output of solo keyboard music was preserved in a vast array of surviving manuscript sources and he was involved in the first printed keyboard music in England - Parthenia "the first musicke that ever was printed for the Virginalls" published in around 1612. This recital will include Byrd's keyboard music from throughout his career as well as music by his contemporaries.
Tickets: £12.00 (£5.00 students and under-18) available in advance from www.lokimusic.co.uk/
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5.00 on Tuesday 4 July 2023
YEO YAT-SOON harpsichord
at St George's Old Church, Esher Park Avenue, Esher, KT10 9PX
William Byrd Quartercentenary Concert
'ABOVE ALL OUR PHOENIX' - a concert to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of William Byrd (c.1540 - 1623) on the actual date of his death. I am very pleased to be giving a recital in this beautiful and historic church dating from Byrd's time and with a superb surviving Tudor open roof. Byrd was one of the most versatile and prolific composers in British history. His long life spanned the last half a century of the Tudor Age and the first decades of Stuart rule. Byrd's vast output of solo keyboard music was preserved in a vast array of surviving manuscript sources and he was involved in the first printed keyboard music in England - Parthenia "the first musicke that ever was printed for the Virginalls" published in around 1612. This recital will include Byrd's keyboard music from throughout his career as well as music by his contemporaries.
Tickets: £10.00 (children - free) available in advance from www.ticketsource.co.uk/parish-of-esher
Light refreshments will be served after the concert.
YEO YAT-SOON harpsichord
at St George's Old Church, Esher Park Avenue, Esher, KT10 9PX
William Byrd Quartercentenary Concert
'ABOVE ALL OUR PHOENIX' - a concert to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of William Byrd (c.1540 - 1623) on the actual date of his death. I am very pleased to be giving a recital in this beautiful and historic church dating from Byrd's time and with a superb surviving Tudor open roof. Byrd was one of the most versatile and prolific composers in British history. His long life spanned the last half a century of the Tudor Age and the first decades of Stuart rule. Byrd's vast output of solo keyboard music was preserved in a vast array of surviving manuscript sources and he was involved in the first printed keyboard music in England - Parthenia "the first musicke that ever was printed for the Virginalls" published in around 1612. This recital will include Byrd's keyboard music from throughout his career as well as music by his contemporaries.
Tickets: £10.00 (children - free) available in advance from www.ticketsource.co.uk/parish-of-esher
Light refreshments will be served after the concert.
7.00 on Saturday 24 June 2023
FOLLIA at St Mary's Parish Church, Hampton, TW12 2EB
Elin Harries: soprano
William Summers: baroque flute and recorder
Diane Moore: baroque violin
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
"IN THE GROVE'
Music for the Pleasure Gardens
We return to this beautiful setting by the banks of the Thames with a programme of vocal and instrumental music from the 18th century pleasure gardens by Handel, Pepusch and Arne, together with their lesser-known contemporaries, Matthew Dubourg (Handel's concert master for the original performances of Messiah), James Hook, and two west country musicians - Thomas Chilcot of Bath and William Jackson of Exeter.
Tickets: £12.00 (£8.00 children and students) available in advance from www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-the-grove-tickets-653815177797?aff=oddtdtcreator
FOLLIA at St Mary's Parish Church, Hampton, TW12 2EB
Elin Harries: soprano
William Summers: baroque flute and recorder
Diane Moore: baroque violin
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
"IN THE GROVE'
Music for the Pleasure Gardens
We return to this beautiful setting by the banks of the Thames with a programme of vocal and instrumental music from the 18th century pleasure gardens by Handel, Pepusch and Arne, together with their lesser-known contemporaries, Matthew Dubourg (Handel's concert master for the original performances of Messiah), James Hook, and two west country musicians - Thomas Chilcot of Bath and William Jackson of Exeter.
Tickets: £12.00 (£8.00 children and students) available in advance from www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-the-grove-tickets-653815177797?aff=oddtdtcreator
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7.30on Friday 9 June 2023
DIVERTISSEMENTS CHINOIS at St Mary's Parish Church, Hampton, TW12 2EB
Philippa Hyde: soprano
Agnes Chin: guzheng
William Summers: baroque flute
Ibrahim Aziz: viola da gamba
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'FIRST ENCOUNTERS'
Musical Journeys from the Dawn of the Global World
We are delighted to present the first concert in our project exploring the musical links between 17th and 18th century China and Europe. The programme will include Chinese music from the Ming and Qing dynasties complemented with music from their contemporaries in England France and Italy, including Caccini, Gabrieli, Purcell and Rameau. In a further exploration of 'Musical Journeys' around the world we also include the music of two composers of African descent: Ignatius Sancho, who was born on a slave ship and settled in London, and Jospeh Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, who was born in Guadeloupe to a French father and a mother who was a slave from Senegal, and settled in Paris.
Tickets: £12 (£6 students and under-18s) in advance from: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/Follia-Events/t-dvgjpmg
or £14 (£7 students and under 18s) at the door
DIVERTISSEMENTS CHINOIS at St Mary's Parish Church, Hampton, TW12 2EB
Philippa Hyde: soprano
Agnes Chin: guzheng
William Summers: baroque flute
Ibrahim Aziz: viola da gamba
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'FIRST ENCOUNTERS'
Musical Journeys from the Dawn of the Global World
We are delighted to present the first concert in our project exploring the musical links between 17th and 18th century China and Europe. The programme will include Chinese music from the Ming and Qing dynasties complemented with music from their contemporaries in England France and Italy, including Caccini, Gabrieli, Purcell and Rameau. In a further exploration of 'Musical Journeys' around the world we also include the music of two composers of African descent: Ignatius Sancho, who was born on a slave ship and settled in London, and Jospeh Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, who was born in Guadeloupe to a French father and a mother who was a slave from Senegal, and settled in Paris.
Tickets: £12 (£6 students and under-18s) in advance from: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/Follia-Events/t-dvgjpmg
or £14 (£7 students and under 18s) at the door
DIVERTISSEMENTS CHINOIS were delighted to have been chosen as one of the recipients in the latest round of Grants from the Continuo Foundation. We are very grateful to the Continuo Foundation for their generous funding which has made the 'FIRST ENCOUNTERS' project possible. To see the Divertissements Chinois page on the Continuo Connect website please see:www.continuoconnect.com/ensemble-detail/divertissements-chinois
We have several YouTube performances of repertoire from this project which can be viewed below. For full details of all the projects supported by the Continuo Foundation and to see listings of concerts please visit the Continuo Connect website on: www.continuoconnect.com/
We have several YouTube performances of repertoire from this project which can be viewed below. For full details of all the projects supported by the Continuo Foundation and to see listings of concerts please visit the Continuo Connect website on: www.continuoconnect.com/
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3.00pm on Sunday 4 June 2023
YEO YAT-SOON: harpsichord
at Walpole Old Chapel, 2 Halesworth Road, Walpole, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19 9AZ
'ABOVE ALL OUR PHOENIX' - a concert to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of William Byrd (c.1540 - 1623). Byrd was one of the most versatile and prolific composers in British history. His long life spanned the last half a century of the Tudor Age and the first decades of Stuart rule. Byrd's vast output of solo keyboard music was preserved in a vast array of surviving manuscript sources and he was involved in the first printed keyboard music in England - Parthenia "the first musicke that ever was printed for the Virginalls" published in around 1612. This recital will include Byrd's keyboard music from throughout his career as well as music by his contemporaries.
Tickets: £12.00 (£5.00 students and under-18) available in advance from www.lokimusic.co.uk/
YEO YAT-SOON: harpsichord
at Walpole Old Chapel, 2 Halesworth Road, Walpole, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19 9AZ
'ABOVE ALL OUR PHOENIX' - a concert to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of William Byrd (c.1540 - 1623). Byrd was one of the most versatile and prolific composers in British history. His long life spanned the last half a century of the Tudor Age and the first decades of Stuart rule. Byrd's vast output of solo keyboard music was preserved in a vast array of surviving manuscript sources and he was involved in the first printed keyboard music in England - Parthenia "the first musicke that ever was printed for the Virginalls" published in around 1612. This recital will include Byrd's keyboard music from throughout his career as well as music by his contemporaries.
Tickets: £12.00 (£5.00 students and under-18) available in advance from www.lokimusic.co.uk/
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3.00pm on Sunday 28 May 2023
FOLLIA at at Walpole Old Chapel, 2 Halesworth Road, Walpole, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19 9AZ
William Summers: baroque flute and recorder
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'SONATAS, SUITES AND SARABANDES'
Solos and chamber music by J S Bach and his French contemporaries
Tickets: £12.00 (£5.00 students and under-18) available in advance from www.lokimusic.co.uk/
FOLLIA at at Walpole Old Chapel, 2 Halesworth Road, Walpole, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19 9AZ
William Summers: baroque flute and recorder
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'SONATAS, SUITES AND SARABANDES'
Solos and chamber music by J S Bach and his French contemporaries
Tickets: £12.00 (£5.00 students and under-18) available in advance from www.lokimusic.co.uk/
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Saturday 27 May 2023
DUO FOLLIA at Handel Hendrix House, 25 Brook Street, London W1K 4HB
Diane Moore: baroque violin
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
We are delighted to return to Handel Hendrix House and be part of the many activities to commemorate the re-opening of the museum after a major period of renovation.
We will be performing short programmes of music for visitors between 10.00 - 12.00 and 1.00 - 3.00 in Handel's composing room.
For details of entry prices please visit the Handel Hendrix website: https://handelhendrix.org/
DUO FOLLIA at Handel Hendrix House, 25 Brook Street, London W1K 4HB
Diane Moore: baroque violin
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
We are delighted to return to Handel Hendrix House and be part of the many activities to commemorate the re-opening of the museum after a major period of renovation.
We will be performing short programmes of music for visitors between 10.00 - 12.00 and 1.00 - 3.00 in Handel's composing room.
For details of entry prices please visit the Handel Hendrix website: https://handelhendrix.org/
Tuesday 4 April 2023
DIVERTISSEMENTS CHINOIS at Westminster Abbey Choir School, London
Agnes Chin: guzheng
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'FIRST ENCOUNTERS'
Musical Journeys from the Dawn of the Global World - an Educational Workshop
This is a private event, but we are delighted that for the first of the educational aspects of the Divertissements Chinois project we will hosted by one of the most prestigious musical establishments in the world... (they are fitting us in between their rehearsals for the coronation!)
DIVERTISSEMENTS CHINOIS at Westminster Abbey Choir School, London
Agnes Chin: guzheng
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'FIRST ENCOUNTERS'
Musical Journeys from the Dawn of the Global World - an Educational Workshop
This is a private event, but we are delighted that for the first of the educational aspects of the Divertissements Chinois project we will hosted by one of the most prestigious musical establishments in the world... (they are fitting us in between their rehearsals for the coronation!)
7.30 on Saturday 24 March 2023
DIVERTISSEMENTS CHINOIS at Church of St Michael and All Saints, London, W4 1LW
Agnes Chin: guzheng
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'FIRST ENCOUNTERS'
Musical Journeys from the Dawn of the Global World
This is part of a series of concerts explores the music which spanned the continents of Europe and Asia in the 17th and 18th centuries. The rich culture of the Ming and Qing dynasties is reflected in the music from the time of Matteo Ricci, an Italian Jesuit missionary (left) who brought the first clavichord to China and Chinese melodies transcribed by Jean Joseph Marie Amiot (another Catholic missionary and long-time resident of Beijing. The programmes also include Indian Hindustani Airs arranged for harpsichord by William Hamilton Bird (an Irish musician and long-time resident of Kolkata), and the music of Jean-Philippe Rameau (a French composer whose works were performed in Beijing).
Tickets: £15.00 (£7.50 students; £4.00 Ashbourne College students)
in advance from: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/Follia-Events/t-avzknmj
or £16.00 (£7.50 students; £4.00 Ashbourne College students) at the door
DIVERTISSEMENTS CHINOIS at Church of St Michael and All Saints, London, W4 1LW
Agnes Chin: guzheng
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'FIRST ENCOUNTERS'
Musical Journeys from the Dawn of the Global World
This is part of a series of concerts explores the music which spanned the continents of Europe and Asia in the 17th and 18th centuries. The rich culture of the Ming and Qing dynasties is reflected in the music from the time of Matteo Ricci, an Italian Jesuit missionary (left) who brought the first clavichord to China and Chinese melodies transcribed by Jean Joseph Marie Amiot (another Catholic missionary and long-time resident of Beijing. The programmes also include Indian Hindustani Airs arranged for harpsichord by William Hamilton Bird (an Irish musician and long-time resident of Kolkata), and the music of Jean-Philippe Rameau (a French composer whose works were performed in Beijing).
Tickets: £15.00 (£7.50 students; £4.00 Ashbourne College students)
in advance from: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/Follia-Events/t-avzknmj
or £16.00 (£7.50 students; £4.00 Ashbourne College students) at the door
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7.30pm on Friday 23 March 2023
FOLLIA and THE STANESBY PLAYERS at Church of St Michael and All Saints, London, W4 1LW
Andrew Collis: recorder
William Summers: baroque flute
Diane Moore and Joanna Lawrence: baroque violins
Jospeh Lowe: baroque viola
Ibrahim Aziz: baroque cello
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
with contributions from A level music students from Ashbourne Independent Sixth Form College
'A CORNUCOPIA OF BAROQUE CONCERTOS'
Programme includes:
J S Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.5
Handel: Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op.3, No.5
Sammartini: Recorder Concerto in D major
String Concertos by Vivaldi
We are delighted to join forces with Ashbourne College to present a concert of baroque concertos, with some performed by the outstanding A level student at Ashbourne. Do join us in the beautiful setting of this Queen Anne Revival Church near Turnham Green.
Tickets: £15.00 (£7.50 students; £4.00 Ashbourne College students)
in advance from: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/Follia-Events/t-lnemprn
or £16.00 (£7.50 students; £4.00 Ashbourne College students) at the door
We are very grateful to Ashbourne Independent Sixth Form College for sponsoring this concert.
FOLLIA and THE STANESBY PLAYERS at Church of St Michael and All Saints, London, W4 1LW
Andrew Collis: recorder
William Summers: baroque flute
Diane Moore and Joanna Lawrence: baroque violins
Jospeh Lowe: baroque viola
Ibrahim Aziz: baroque cello
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
with contributions from A level music students from Ashbourne Independent Sixth Form College
'A CORNUCOPIA OF BAROQUE CONCERTOS'
Programme includes:
J S Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.5
Handel: Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op.3, No.5
Sammartini: Recorder Concerto in D major
String Concertos by Vivaldi
We are delighted to join forces with Ashbourne College to present a concert of baroque concertos, with some performed by the outstanding A level student at Ashbourne. Do join us in the beautiful setting of this Queen Anne Revival Church near Turnham Green.
Tickets: £15.00 (£7.50 students; £4.00 Ashbourne College students)
in advance from: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/Follia-Events/t-lnemprn
or £16.00 (£7.50 students; £4.00 Ashbourne College students) at the door
We are very grateful to Ashbourne Independent Sixth Form College for sponsoring this concert.
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2022 CONCERT SERIES:
DIVERTISSEMENTS CHINOIS
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
Agnes Chin: guzheng
'FIRST ENCOUNTERS' - Musical Journeys from the Dawn of Globalisation
I am delighted to be presenting a series of concerts which explores the fascinating musical cross-currents which ran between Europe and Asia in the 17th and 18th centuries. This was a time of interesting cultural contacts made and sustained primarily by Jesuit missionaries who travelled to and settled in China. These include Matteo Ricci who lived under the Ming Dynasty in the late 16th and early 17th centuries and Jean Joseph Marie Amiot who worked for the Qing Dynasty Emperor Qianlong in the late 18th century. In addition to their wide-spanning scholarship in and translations from Chinese, both men also wrote about Chinese music. A contemporary of Amiot's was the artist Giuseppe Castiglione who combined Chinese and European artistic styles (see painting on the left). I will also be performing selections from 'The Oriental Miscellany' - transcriptions for harpsichord of 'Airs of Hindoostan' by the Irish musician William Hamilton Bird, who lived in Calcutta.
For details of of individual concerts see the full listing below.
For a publicity flyer for the series and to watch a YouTube promotional video see below.
DIVERTISSEMENTS CHINOIS
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
Agnes Chin: guzheng
'FIRST ENCOUNTERS' - Musical Journeys from the Dawn of Globalisation
I am delighted to be presenting a series of concerts which explores the fascinating musical cross-currents which ran between Europe and Asia in the 17th and 18th centuries. This was a time of interesting cultural contacts made and sustained primarily by Jesuit missionaries who travelled to and settled in China. These include Matteo Ricci who lived under the Ming Dynasty in the late 16th and early 17th centuries and Jean Joseph Marie Amiot who worked for the Qing Dynasty Emperor Qianlong in the late 18th century. In addition to their wide-spanning scholarship in and translations from Chinese, both men also wrote about Chinese music. A contemporary of Amiot's was the artist Giuseppe Castiglione who combined Chinese and European artistic styles (see painting on the left). I will also be performing selections from 'The Oriental Miscellany' - transcriptions for harpsichord of 'Airs of Hindoostan' by the Irish musician William Hamilton Bird, who lived in Calcutta.
For details of of individual concerts see the full listing below.
For a publicity flyer for the series and to watch a YouTube promotional video see below.
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3.30 on Thursday 8 December 2022
YEO YAT-SOON and AGNES CHIN
at the Music Gallery, Horniman Museum, 110 Forest Hill Road, London, SE23 3PQ
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
Agnes Chin: guzheng
'FIRST ENCOUNTERS'
Musical Journeys from the Dawn of the Global World
This is a shortened version of the programme on 8 October (see below). I am delighted to return to the Horniman Museum to play on their splendid, historic Jacob Kirckman harpsichord from 1772.
Free Entry
Further details: https://www.horniman.ac.uk/event/hear-it-live/
YEO YAT-SOON and AGNES CHIN
at the Music Gallery, Horniman Museum, 110 Forest Hill Road, London, SE23 3PQ
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
Agnes Chin: guzheng
'FIRST ENCOUNTERS'
Musical Journeys from the Dawn of the Global World
This is a shortened version of the programme on 8 October (see below). I am delighted to return to the Horniman Museum to play on their splendid, historic Jacob Kirckman harpsichord from 1772.
Free Entry
Further details: https://www.horniman.ac.uk/event/hear-it-live/
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12.00 on Friday 25 November 2022
YEO YAT-SOON
at the Conference on Music in Eighteenth Century Britain, Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square
London,WC1N 1AZ.
I am delighted to be presenting a paper at this event entitled 'First Encounters - Musical Journeys between Europe and Asia from the Dawn of the Global World'. The presentation will include some performances for which I shall be joined by Agnes Chin on the guzheng.
Further details: https://foundlingmuseum.org.uk/event/conference-on-music-in-eighteenth-century-britain/
YEO YAT-SOON
at the Conference on Music in Eighteenth Century Britain, Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square
London,WC1N 1AZ.
I am delighted to be presenting a paper at this event entitled 'First Encounters - Musical Journeys between Europe and Asia from the Dawn of the Global World'. The presentation will include some performances for which I shall be joined by Agnes Chin on the guzheng.
Further details: https://foundlingmuseum.org.uk/event/conference-on-music-in-eighteenth-century-britain/
7.30 on Monday 14 November 2022
YEO YAT-SOON and AGNES CHIN
at Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DG
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
Agnes Chin: guzheng
'FIRST ENCOUNTERS'
Musical Journeys from the Dawn of the Global World
This is a shortened version of the programme on 8 October (see above).
Further details: www.fitz.cam.uk
YEO YAT-SOON and AGNES CHIN
at Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge, Storey's Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DG
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
Agnes Chin: guzheng
'FIRST ENCOUNTERS'
Musical Journeys from the Dawn of the Global World
This is a shortened version of the programme on 8 October (see above).
Further details: www.fitz.cam.uk
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7.30pm on Saturday 12 November 2022
FOLLIA at St Mary's Parish Church, Hampton, TW12 2EB
William Summers: baroque flute
Diane Moore: baroque violin
Ibrahim Aziz: viola da gamba
Agnes Chin: guzheng
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'FIRST ENCOUNTERS'
Musical Journeys from the Dawn of the Global World
This fascinating programme traverses the world to follow how musicians worked through extraordinary cultural cross-currents at the dawn of the global world. We will be perform music by Ignatius Sancho (born on a Trans-Atlantic slave ship and died a prosperous man of letters in London) and Jospeh Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (born in Guadeloupe to a French father and a mother who was a slave from Senegal, who became a champion fencer, an officer in the French army and a distinguished musician, given the nickname 'the black Mozart). We will also play music from China, by Lam Kiqua (a visitor to London from Canton) and transcriptions by Jean Joseph Marie Amiot, a French Jesuit priest who spent over forty years in Beijing.
Further details and ticketing to be announced. www.lokimusic.co.uk
FOLLIA at St Mary's Parish Church, Hampton, TW12 2EB
William Summers: baroque flute
Diane Moore: baroque violin
Ibrahim Aziz: viola da gamba
Agnes Chin: guzheng
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'FIRST ENCOUNTERS'
Musical Journeys from the Dawn of the Global World
This fascinating programme traverses the world to follow how musicians worked through extraordinary cultural cross-currents at the dawn of the global world. We will be perform music by Ignatius Sancho (born on a Trans-Atlantic slave ship and died a prosperous man of letters in London) and Jospeh Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (born in Guadeloupe to a French father and a mother who was a slave from Senegal, who became a champion fencer, an officer in the French army and a distinguished musician, given the nickname 'the black Mozart). We will also play music from China, by Lam Kiqua (a visitor to London from Canton) and transcriptions by Jean Joseph Marie Amiot, a French Jesuit priest who spent over forty years in Beijing.
Further details and ticketing to be announced. www.lokimusic.co.uk
3.30 - 4.00 on Thursday 13 October 2022
YEO YAT-SOON atthe Music Gallery, Horniman Museum, 110 Forest Hill Road, London, SE23 3PQ
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'FIRST ENCOUNTERS'
Musical Journeys from the Dawn of the Global World
A concert as part of the Horniman Museum's Black History Month programme. Composers include Ignatius Sancho and Jospeh Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (see concert above for biographical details) together with their English and French contemporaries Thomas Arne and Jean-Philippe Rameau. Played on the historic Jacob Kirckman harpsichord from 1772.
Free entry
Further details: https://www.horniman.ac.uk/event/hear-it-live/
YEO YAT-SOON atthe Music Gallery, Horniman Museum, 110 Forest Hill Road, London, SE23 3PQ
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'FIRST ENCOUNTERS'
Musical Journeys from the Dawn of the Global World
A concert as part of the Horniman Museum's Black History Month programme. Composers include Ignatius Sancho and Jospeh Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (see concert above for biographical details) together with their English and French contemporaries Thomas Arne and Jean-Philippe Rameau. Played on the historic Jacob Kirckman harpsichord from 1772.
Free entry
Further details: https://www.horniman.ac.uk/event/hear-it-live/
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7.30 on Saturday 8 October 2022
YEO YAT-SOON and AGNES CHIN
at Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare, Hampton Court Road, Hampton, TW12 2EJ
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
Agnes Chin: guzheng
'FIRST ENCOUNTERS'
Musical Journeys from the Dawn of the Global World
This is part of a series of concerts explores the music which spanned the continents of Europe and Asia in the 17th and 18th centuries. The rich culture of the Ming and Qing dynasties is reflected in the music from the time of Matteo Ricci, an Italian Jesuit missionary (left) who brought the first clavichord to China and Chinese melodies transcribed by Jean Joseph Marie Amiot (another Catholic missionary and long-time resident of Beijing. The programmes also include Indian Hindustani Airs arranged for harpsichord by William Hamilton Bird (an Irish musician and long-time resident of Kolkata), and the music of Jean-Philippe Rameau (a French composer whose works were performed in Beijing).
Tickets: £12.00 (£5.00 students and under-18) available in advance from https://www.lokimusic.co.uk
YEO YAT-SOON and AGNES CHIN
at Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare, Hampton Court Road, Hampton, TW12 2EJ
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
Agnes Chin: guzheng
'FIRST ENCOUNTERS'
Musical Journeys from the Dawn of the Global World
This is part of a series of concerts explores the music which spanned the continents of Europe and Asia in the 17th and 18th centuries. The rich culture of the Ming and Qing dynasties is reflected in the music from the time of Matteo Ricci, an Italian Jesuit missionary (left) who brought the first clavichord to China and Chinese melodies transcribed by Jean Joseph Marie Amiot (another Catholic missionary and long-time resident of Beijing. The programmes also include Indian Hindustani Airs arranged for harpsichord by William Hamilton Bird (an Irish musician and long-time resident of Kolkata), and the music of Jean-Philippe Rameau (a French composer whose works were performed in Beijing).
Tickets: £12.00 (£5.00 students and under-18) available in advance from https://www.lokimusic.co.uk
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1.00 on Friday 7 October 2022
YEO YAT-SOON and AGNES CHIN
at the Barber Lunchtime Concert Series, Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Buiding,
University Of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
Agnes Chin: guzheng
'FIRST ENCOUNTERS'
Musical Journeys from the Dawn of the Global World
This is a shortened version of the programme on 8 October (see above).
Free entry. Further details: https://barber.org.uk/events/firstencounters
YEO YAT-SOON and AGNES CHIN
at the Barber Lunchtime Concert Series, Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Buiding,
University Of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
Agnes Chin: guzheng
'FIRST ENCOUNTERS'
Musical Journeys from the Dawn of the Global World
This is a shortened version of the programme on 8 October (see above).
Free entry. Further details: https://barber.org.uk/events/firstencounters
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12.30 on Thursday 22 September 2022
YEO YAT-SOON and AGNES CHIN
at Leatherhead Concert and Arts Society, Leatherhead Methodist Church, Church Road, Leatherhead, KT22 8AY
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
Agnes Chin: guzheng
'FIRST ENCOUNTERS'
Musical Journeys from the Dawn of Globalisation
This is a shortened version of the programme on 8 October (see above).
Suggested donation £8 - £10 (www.musiconthursdays.org)
YEO YAT-SOON and AGNES CHIN
at Leatherhead Concert and Arts Society, Leatherhead Methodist Church, Church Road, Leatherhead, KT22 8AY
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
Agnes Chin: guzheng
'FIRST ENCOUNTERS'
Musical Journeys from the Dawn of Globalisation
This is a shortened version of the programme on 8 October (see above).
Suggested donation £8 - £10 (www.musiconthursdays.org)
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4.00 and 7.00 on Monday 12 September 2022
FOLLIA at Marble Hill House, Richmond Road, Twickenham, TW1 2NL
William Summers: baroque flute
Sam Stadlen: viola da gamba
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'BAROQUE MUSIC AT MARBLE HILL HOUSE'
We are delighted to return to the exquisite Georgian setting of Marble Hill House on the banks of the River Thames after its extensive restoration by English Heritage.
We will be performing a one-hour set of music from Georgian London to reflect the very specific historical background of this wonderful English Palladian building. There will be two separate performances of the programme, one at 4.00 and another at 7.00.
Tickets: £16 (£13 for English Heritage members) available from the Marble Hill House website www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/marble-hill-baroque-music/
FOLLIA at Marble Hill House, Richmond Road, Twickenham, TW1 2NL
William Summers: baroque flute
Sam Stadlen: viola da gamba
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'BAROQUE MUSIC AT MARBLE HILL HOUSE'
We are delighted to return to the exquisite Georgian setting of Marble Hill House on the banks of the River Thames after its extensive restoration by English Heritage.
We will be performing a one-hour set of music from Georgian London to reflect the very specific historical background of this wonderful English Palladian building. There will be two separate performances of the programme, one at 4.00 and another at 7.00.
Tickets: £16 (£13 for English Heritage members) available from the Marble Hill House website www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/marble-hill-baroque-music/
6.00 on Sunday 11 September 2022
FOLLIA at Heath Street Baptist Church, Hampstead, London NW3 1DN
Elin Harries: soprano
Diane Moore: baroque violin
Diane Terry: baroque violin
Gareth Deats: baroque cello
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'FROM BAROQUE TO GALANT'
Vocal and instrumental music by Handel, Leo, J C Bach and Mozart
Tickets: £10 (£5 under 18) at the door.
Further details and advance booking from www.tickettailor.com/events/heathstreetarts/746419#
FOLLIA at Heath Street Baptist Church, Hampstead, London NW3 1DN
Elin Harries: soprano
Diane Moore: baroque violin
Diane Terry: baroque violin
Gareth Deats: baroque cello
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'FROM BAROQUE TO GALANT'
Vocal and instrumental music by Handel, Leo, J C Bach and Mozart
Tickets: £10 (£5 under 18) at the door.
Further details and advance booking from www.tickettailor.com/events/heathstreetarts/746419#
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3.00pm on Sunday 4 September 2022
FOLLIA at Walpole Old Chapel, 2 Halesworth Road, Walpole, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19 9AZ
William Summers: baroque flute
Diane Moore: baroque violin
Sam Stadlen: viola da gamba
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'BAROQUE CHAMBER MUSIC AT WALPOLE OLD CHAPEL'
Music by J S Bach, Telemann, Geminiani, Blavet and Morel.
Tickets: £12.00 (£5.00 students and under-18) available in advance from https://www.lokimusic.co.uk
FOLLIA at Walpole Old Chapel, 2 Halesworth Road, Walpole, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19 9AZ
William Summers: baroque flute
Diane Moore: baroque violin
Sam Stadlen: viola da gamba
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'BAROQUE CHAMBER MUSIC AT WALPOLE OLD CHAPEL'
Music by J S Bach, Telemann, Geminiani, Blavet and Morel.
Tickets: £12.00 (£5.00 students and under-18) available in advance from https://www.lokimusic.co.uk
7.00 on Sunday 26 June 2022
FOLLIA at HIghgate United Reformed Church, Pond Square, South Grove, London, N6 6BA
Elin Harries: soprano
Ibrahim Aziz: viola da gamba
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
"A SUMMER'S EVE"
Music by Purcell, Croft, Yates and Boismortier
Tickets £10 in advance or £12 at the door cash/cheque only
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-summers-eve-an-hour-of-english-french
baroque-music-tickets-357772917427 (booking fee applies)
FOLLIA at HIghgate United Reformed Church, Pond Square, South Grove, London, N6 6BA
Elin Harries: soprano
Ibrahim Aziz: viola da gamba
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
"A SUMMER'S EVE"
Music by Purcell, Croft, Yates and Boismortier
Tickets £10 in advance or £12 at the door cash/cheque only
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-summers-eve-an-hour-of-english-french
baroque-music-tickets-357772917427 (booking fee applies)
7.00 on Saturday 18 June 2022
YEO YAT-SOON solo harpsichord
at Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare, Hampton Court Road, Hampton, TW12 2EJ
'MUSIC FROM THE GRAND TOUR' - a repeat of the programme from 8 May (see below) with quotations from the musical grand tour reminiscences published as The Present State of Music in France and Italy, by the English musician, scholar and composer Charles Burney in 1771. Burney was a good friend of David Garrick's and he appears with Garrick in one of the prints on the walls of Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare.
Tickets: £12.00 (£5.00 students and under-18) available in advance from https://www.lokimusic.co.uk
YEO YAT-SOON solo harpsichord
at Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare, Hampton Court Road, Hampton, TW12 2EJ
'MUSIC FROM THE GRAND TOUR' - a repeat of the programme from 8 May (see below) with quotations from the musical grand tour reminiscences published as The Present State of Music in France and Italy, by the English musician, scholar and composer Charles Burney in 1771. Burney was a good friend of David Garrick's and he appears with Garrick in one of the prints on the walls of Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare.
Tickets: £12.00 (£5.00 students and under-18) available in advance from https://www.lokimusic.co.uk
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3.00pm on Sunday 8 May 2022
YEO YAT-SOON: solo harpsichord
at Walpole Old Chapel, 2 Halesworth Road, Walpole, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19 9AZ
'MUSIC FROM THE GRAND TOUR' - a journey following the route of an 18th century Grand Tour starting in London and travelling through Paris, Rome and Venice, with music by Handel, Balbastre, Domenico Scarlatti, M A Charpentier, Galuppi and Alessandro Marcello (arranged J S Bach.
I am delighted to returning to this extraordinarily historic building in the heart of rural Suffolk.
Tickets: £12.00 (£5.00 students and under-18) available in advance from https://www.lokimusic.co.uk
YEO YAT-SOON: solo harpsichord
at Walpole Old Chapel, 2 Halesworth Road, Walpole, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19 9AZ
'MUSIC FROM THE GRAND TOUR' - a journey following the route of an 18th century Grand Tour starting in London and travelling through Paris, Rome and Venice, with music by Handel, Balbastre, Domenico Scarlatti, M A Charpentier, Galuppi and Alessandro Marcello (arranged J S Bach.
I am delighted to returning to this extraordinarily historic building in the heart of rural Suffolk.
Tickets: £12.00 (£5.00 students and under-18) available in advance from https://www.lokimusic.co.uk
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7pm on Saturday 7 May 2022
FOLLIA at St Mary's Parish Church, Hampton, TW12 2EB
Elin Harries: soprano
Diane Moore: baroque violin
Diane Terry: baroque violin
Ibrahim Aziz: viola da gamba
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'CUPID AND THE ROSE' or 'Mischief and Passion
Italian baroque and English early classical music by Ariosti, Handel, R. Langdon and G. Berg
Tickets in advance £12, (under 18s £7), streamed £10 from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cupid-the-rose-tickets-306039852437
All tickets at the door £14
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7.30pm on Saturday 30 April 2022
FOLLIA and THE STANESBY PLAYERS at Church of St Michael and All Saints, London, W4 1TT
Katharina Spreckelsen: baroque oboe
Andrew Collis: recorder
William Summers: baroque flute
Diane Moore: solo baroque violin
Yeo Yat-Soon: solo harpsichord
Joanna Lawrence, Diane Terry: baroque violin
David Brooker: baroque viola
Ibrahim Aziz: baroque cello
Jonny Gee: baroque double bass
with contributions from A level music students from Ashbourne Independent Sixth Form College
'A CORNUCOPIA OF BAROQUE CONCERTOS'
Programme includes:
J S Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.5, Violin Concerto in A minor
Handel: Concerto Grosso in B flat, Op.3, No.1
Albinoni: Oboe Concerto in D minor
Vivaldi: Recorder Concerto: 'Il Gardellino
This is our first large-scale concertos based concert since lockdown. We woule be delighted if you could join us in the beautiful setting of this Queen Anne Revival Church near Turnham Green
Tickets in advance £15, (students/under 18s £7.50) from https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/Follia-events
or at the door
We are very grateful to Ashbourne Independent Sixth Form College for sponsoring this concert.
FOLLIA and THE STANESBY PLAYERS at Church of St Michael and All Saints, London, W4 1TT
Katharina Spreckelsen: baroque oboe
Andrew Collis: recorder
William Summers: baroque flute
Diane Moore: solo baroque violin
Yeo Yat-Soon: solo harpsichord
Joanna Lawrence, Diane Terry: baroque violin
David Brooker: baroque viola
Ibrahim Aziz: baroque cello
Jonny Gee: baroque double bass
with contributions from A level music students from Ashbourne Independent Sixth Form College
'A CORNUCOPIA OF BAROQUE CONCERTOS'
Programme includes:
J S Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.5, Violin Concerto in A minor
Handel: Concerto Grosso in B flat, Op.3, No.1
Albinoni: Oboe Concerto in D minor
Vivaldi: Recorder Concerto: 'Il Gardellino
This is our first large-scale concertos based concert since lockdown. We woule be delighted if you could join us in the beautiful setting of this Queen Anne Revival Church near Turnham Green
Tickets in advance £15, (students/under 18s £7.50) from https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/Follia-events
or at the door
We are very grateful to Ashbourne Independent Sixth Form College for sponsoring this concert.
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7.45pm on Thursday 17 March 2022
Addison Singers at Holy Innocents Church, Paddenswick Road, London, W6 0UB
Purcell, Dido and Aeneas
Addison Singers
Conductor: Angela Sleeman
Dido: Victoria Mulley
I am delighted to be joining the Addison singers in this one-off concert performance of Purcell's magnificent masterpiece in miniature.
Free entry - donations welcome.
Addison Singers at Holy Innocents Church, Paddenswick Road, London, W6 0UB
Purcell, Dido and Aeneas
Addison Singers
Conductor: Angela Sleeman
Dido: Victoria Mulley
I am delighted to be joining the Addison singers in this one-off concert performance of Purcell's magnificent masterpiece in miniature.
Free entry - donations welcome.
7.00pm on Saturday 12 March 2022
Follia at St Mary's Parish Church, Hampton, TW12 2EB
Elin Harries: soprano
William Summers: baroque flute and recorder
Diane Moore: baroque violin
Gareth Deats: baroque cello
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'THE ENCHANTED FOREST' - virtuoso music from 18th century Italy, Germany and England by Scarlatti, Handel, Turner and Hasse
Tickets in advance £12, (under 18s £7), streamed £10 from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/enchanted-forest-tickets-272707143437
All tickets at the door £14
Follia at St Mary's Parish Church, Hampton, TW12 2EB
Elin Harries: soprano
William Summers: baroque flute and recorder
Diane Moore: baroque violin
Gareth Deats: baroque cello
Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
'THE ENCHANTED FOREST' - virtuoso music from 18th century Italy, Germany and England by Scarlatti, Handel, Turner and Hasse
Tickets in advance £12, (under 18s £7), streamed £10 from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/enchanted-forest-tickets-272707143437
All tickets at the door £14
7.30pm on Saturday 12 February 2022
University of Birmingham Baroque-Classical Orchestra at the Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building, Birmingham B15 2TT
Conductor: Andrew Kirkman
Solo Harpsichord: Yeo Yat-Soon
I am delighted to be joining the University Baroque-Classical Orchestra playing the solo in the Harpsichord Concerto in F minor, variously attributed to Wilhelm Friedemann, Carl Philipp Emmanuel and Johann Christian Bach(!). The programme also includes Sturm und Drang orchestral works by Haydn and Boccherini.
Tickets: £5 at the door
University of Birmingham Baroque-Classical Orchestra at the Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building, Birmingham B15 2TT
Conductor: Andrew Kirkman
Solo Harpsichord: Yeo Yat-Soon
I am delighted to be joining the University Baroque-Classical Orchestra playing the solo in the Harpsichord Concerto in F minor, variously attributed to Wilhelm Friedemann, Carl Philipp Emmanuel and Johann Christian Bach(!). The programme also includes Sturm und Drang orchestral works by Haydn and Boccherini.
Tickets: £5 at the door