OXHEY SOUNDS: MUSIC BY BYRD AND BIBER

Oxhey Chapel, Oxhey, Hertfordshire
Date:
6th May 2024
Time:
16:00 & 18:00
Price:
£15.00

A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO HEAR 17TH CENTURY MUSIC IN OXHEY’S UNIQUELY BEAUTIFUL CHAPEL, BUILT 1612


Monday 6th May 4pm

*****NEWSFLASH 4pm Concert SOLD OUT! Extra concert at 6pm*****

JENNIFER BLISS BENNETT (VIOLIN, VIOLA DA GAMBA) AND DAVID GORDON (HARPSICHORD) PLAY A ONE HOUR CONCERT OF 17TH CENTURY MUSIC BY THE GREAT ENGLISH COMPOSER WILLIAM BYRD, WHO WAS AT THE PEAK OF HIS POWERS AT THE TIME OF THE BUILDING OF THE CHAPEL, AND THE AUSTRIAN VIRTUOSO VIOLINIST/COMPOSER HEINRICH BIBER.

IN ADDITION TO PLAYING SONATAS BY BIBER AND PIECES BY BYRD, DAVID AND JENNIFER WILL BRING TO LIFE THEMES AND SONGS BY BYRD THROUGH IMPROVISATION AND RE-INVENTION. A UNIQUE EVENT IN A UNIQUE VENUE

THE CONCERT WILL FINISH AROUND 5PM AND BUBBLY WILL BE SERVED OUTSIDE THE CHAPEL AT THE END OF THE CONCERT

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/oxhey-sounds

ALL TICKETS £15

Contact:
DAVID GORDON
Telephone:
07720 842961

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