Ensemble Hesperi
Young Artists Lunchtime Recital 5
Award-winning early music group Ensemble Hesperi present a taste of 18th Century Scotland. Inspired by the haunting traditional melodies and infectious dance rhythms around them, Scottish composers created a new ‘fusion’ of folk and high baroque fashion to save Scottish musical culture from extinction!
Ensemble Hesperi is dedicated to showcasing the infinite colours and possibilities of their instruments, presenting programmes through the lens of colourful characters from the musical past.
They have performed across the UK including at Lichfield Festival, Petworth Festival, Newcastle University Early Music series, Brighton Early Music Festival, and Totnes Early Music Club.
Programme
James Oswald Airs for the Seasons – Spring The Poppy
Giuseppe Sammartini Sonata VI from 12 Trio Sonatas Adagio – Allegro – Largo – Allegro
Francesco Barsanti A Collection of Scots Tunes The Lass of Peaty’s Mill – Pinkie House – Clout the Cauldron Trio in F Major
Francesco Geminiani Trio in F Major Andante: The Last time I came o’er the moor – Grave – Allegro
Francesco Barsanti Six Trio Sonatas, Op. 6, No. 1 Allegro Grazioso – Menuet
James Oswald Airs for the Seasons – Spring/Summer The Anemone – The Honeysuckle
Earl of Kelly Trio Sonata IV (from Six Sonatas for Two Violins and Bass) Andante – Minuetto
Robert Bremner Variations on a Scots theme
Performers
Mary-Jannet Leith recorders
Magdalena Loth-Hill baroque violin
Florence Petit baroque ‘cello
Thomas Allery harpsichord
