Friday night Andrew, a friend of mine from near Derby*, came down to go to see a Baroque** Festival preformed by New London Soloists Orchestra at St Martin-in-the-Fields***. Andrew is a huge fan of the music composed during this time period. If memory servers, his favourite is Handel, but he is also a big fan of Baroque.
New London Soloists Orchestra
You can see them better here
Using the panoramic feature on my phone again. The church was light by candle light and the lights were chandeliers were dimmed. It was gorgeous! The acoustics were great for a performance like this!
Andrew was fascinated by the workings of this period instrument, the harpsichord (costing around £16,000 (or was it £160k - it was well expensive is all I remember!)
Andrew and I after the concert.
More photos
*Derby - where I used to live ... come on people, keep up :)
** Programme consisted of: Bach - Violin Concerto in E; Vivaldi - Oboe Concerto Bach - Air 'on the G string'; Pergolesi - Concertino for Strings; Vivaldi - 'Autumn' from Four Seasons; Purcell - Chacony; Bach - Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor
***Famous church in Trafalgar Square, London, designed by James Gibbs, and consecrated in 1726
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