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The Golden Anniversary: Sons of England

Academy of Ancient Music

,Milton Court Concert Hall
Painting of Ignatius Sancho

Countertenor Reginald Mobley and AAM explore a different vision of the English baroque: in which the music of Purcell, Handel and Ignatius Sancho redefined the culture of a nation.

Baroque England was a nation turned inside out: a fledgling democracy that could also be profoundly unjust, a culture convinced of its own uniqueness but which welcomed genius from all lands. Tonight, Academy of Ancient Music explores an era that’s never felt more current.

So, the music of the London-born Purcell sits alongside masterpieces by Handel – a German who became English by choice – and Ignatius Sancho, who was born into slavery but found freedom and musical success in Georgian England. Curated by American countertenor Reginald Mobley, Sons of England weaves music and words to explore alternative histories of the English baroque, culminating in a Sancho-inspired new commission by composer Roderick Williams: musical history shaping a shared future.

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This performance will finish at approximately 9.45pm, including a 20-minute interval

Produced by Academy of Ancient Music

Programme

John Dowland Lachrimæ Antiquae from Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares
Melancholy Galliard
Henry Purcell 'Britain, thou art now great' from Why, why are all the Muses mute?
'Music for a while' from Oedipus
Keyboard Ground in D minor
'Here the deities approve' from Welcome to all the pleasures
'Strike the viol' from Come, Ye Sons of Art
Trio Sonata in E minor
O solitude, my sweetest choice
John Blow 'So ceased the rival crew', 'We beg not hell, our Orpheus to restore' and 'The power of Harmony too well they know' from An Ode on the Death of Mr Henry Purcell
Attrib Cesare Morelli, Samuel Pepys Beauty retire
Ah! How pleasant 'tis to love
Go, perjured man! And if thou e'er return
Beauty, thou scene of love
Francesco Geminiani Concerto Grosso in D minor, La Follia (after Corelli Op 5 No 12)
Thomas Arne Sweet muse inspire thy suppliant bard
Jean Baptiste Loeillet Sonata in A minor for Flute and Continuo, Op 3 No 4
George Frideric Handel Keyboard Sonata
Mi palpita il cor
Charles Ignatius Sancho (arr Nico Canzano) Suite of Songs and Dances
Roderick Williams From Ignatius Sancho (world premiere)

Performers

Academy of Ancient Music
Laurence Cummings director and harpsichord
Reginald Mobley countertenor

Ticket prices

£5

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Pre-concert talk

6.30pm, Milton Court Concert Hall

Free

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