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Transatlantic: Classical Masters

Academy of Ancient Music

,Milton Court Concert Hall
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AAM rediscovers the glorious music of Brazilian composer José Maurício Nunes Garcia – in the company of his heroes Mozart and Haydn.

When Haydn travelled to London, his friend Mozart worried that it might be a journey too far. But the 18th century classical tradition didn’t end at the shores of Europe, and on the far side of the Atlantic, José Maurício Nunes Garcia was creating music of genius – and rising to become one of the brightest stars in Brazilian and Portuguese music.

It’s an astonishing story – especially when you consider the prejudice that the mixed-race Nunes Garcia must have faced in colonial society – but today he takes centre stage alongside Mozart’s ever-popular Clarinet Concerto. Inventive, arresting and frequently sublime, Nunes Garcia’s music makes a glorious complement to Mozart and Haydn, and AAM is performing it here for one of the first times in the modern era.

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This performance will finish at approximately 9.30pm, including a 20-minute interval

Promoted by Academy of Ancient Music

Programme

  • José Maurício Nunes Garcia   Overture in D major
  •   Dilexisti justitiam
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart   Clarinet Concerto in A major
  • José Maurício Nunes Garcia   Tantum ergo
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart   Ave verum corpus
  • Joseph Haydn   Divertimento in G major
  • José Maurício Nunes Garcia   Litany of the Sorrows of Our Lady

Performers

  • Academy of Ancient Music  
  • Laurence Cummings   director and harpsichord
  • Katherine Spencer   clarinet

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Milton Court Concert Hall

Location
Milton Court Concert Hall is located within the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and is approximately a 5 minute walk from the Barbican entrance on Silk Street.  

Address
Milton Court
Silk St, London
EC2Y 9BH

Nearby public transport
We are within walking distance from a number of London Underground stations, the closest being Barbican, Old Street, St Paul’s and Moorgate. The nearest train stations are Liverpool Street and Farringdon. Bus Route 153 runs directly past the Barbican along Chiswell Street

Car and bicycle parking
We have free bicycle spaces and paid car parking spaces available