BRITISH BAROQUE
FEB 2 + 4
Overview
What is the true meaning of home? This bold collection of works by composers of the British Baroque—be they British by birth, choice, or force—will enrapture and enliven while answering that perennial question. H+H collaborator Reginald Mobley and renowned Baroque violinist Rachel Podger co-curated this assortment of British delights, including something for everyone: Alongside familiar favorites from Purcell and Handel, discover a long under-recognized voice in Ignatius Sancho, a composer who was enslaved at birth yet became the first Black man to vote in a British election.
Location
NEC's Jordan Hall
Dates
Friday, February 2, 2024 at 7:30PM
Sunday, February 4, 2024 at 3:00PM
Music
Purcell: Suite from Gordian Knot
Purcell: “O Solitude”
Purcell: “Here the Deities Approve”
Sancho/arr. Nicola Canzano: Dance Suite and Songs
Handel: Sonata a 5 in B-flat Major, HWV 288
Handel: “Cara sposa” from Rinaldo
Handel: “Yet can I hear that dulcet lay” from The Choice of Hercules
Handel: Concerto grosso in F Major, Op. 3, No. 4
Performed by
Rachel Podger, director and violin
Reginald Mobley, countertenor
H+H Orchestra
