Concerts 2023 - 2024
Sunday 24th September 2023 at 4.00pm, St. Martin's Church, Salisbury
A Potpourri of French Baroque Music
Director/Soloist: Catherine Martin
Programme:
- Lully – Armide: Overture, Gavotte & Canarie, Sarabande, Rondeau and Passacaille
- Leclair – Violin concerto op.7 no.3 in C major
- Boismortier – Concerto à 5 in E minor (for flute, violin, oboe, bassoon and continuo)
- Muffat – Armonico Tributo no.2 in G minor
- Rameau – Overture from Les Indes Galantes, Entrée de Polimnie from Les Boréades, Musette en rondeau and Tambourin en rondeau from Les Fêtes d'Hébé
Martin’s Church, St. Martin's Street, Salisbury, SP1 2HY
Saturday 27th January 2024 at 7.30pm, Salisbury Chamber Music Club
Sunday 28th January 2024 at 3.00pm, St. Peter's Church, Shaftesbury
Members of Salisbuy Baroque present a programme of chamber music for a variety of instrumental ensembles.
Sunday 3rd March 2024 at 4.00pm, St. Martin's Church, Salisbury
Castle of Heaven
Director/Soloist: Julia Bishop
Cecily Moorsom: recorder
and other soloists from the orchestra
Programme:
- Bach - Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major BWV 1048
- Bach - Brandenburg Concerto no. 4 in G major BWV 1049
- Corelli - Concerto Grosso op. 6 no. 3 in C minor
- Vivaldi - Sinfonia Al Santo Sepolcro in B minor RV 169
- Vivaldi - Concerto for 4 violins in B minor RV 580
Martin’s Church, St. Martin's Street, Salisbury, SP1 2HY
Concerts 2022 - 2023
Sunday 18 September 2022 at 4.00pm, St. Martin's Church, Salisbury
Autumn Concert
Director/Soloist: Catherine Martin
Programme:
- Handel - Concerto Grosso op 6 no 2 in F major
- Eccles - Sonata for violin and continuo in G minor
- Arne - Overture no 1 in E minor
- Avison - Concerto Grosso op 3 no 6 in G
- Purcell - Suite from ‘The Fairy Queen’
St. Martin’s Church, St. Martin's Street, Salisbury, SP1 2HY
Saturday 28th January 2023 at 7.30pm, Salisbury Chamber Music Club, and
Sunday 29th January 2023 at 3pm, St. Peter's Church, Shaftesbury.
Chamber Music from Around the Baroque World
A progrmme of baroque chamber music played at two different venues by members of Salisbury Baroque, at:
Salisbury Chamber Music Club meets at the United Reformed, Church, 30 Fisherton St, Salisbury SP2 7RG; and
St. Peter's Church, High St, Shaftesbury SP7 8LY
Sunday 5th March 2023 at 4.00pm, St. Martin's Church, Salisbury
Travels with Telemann
Leader: Theresa Caudle.
A programme of works showing the variety of Telemann's music:
- Overture-suite in g minor TWV 55:g9
- Concerto Polonois in G TWV 43:G7
- Quator en trio No. 5 in a minor TWV 43:a1
- Quartetto in G TWV 43:G5
- Concerto a la Francese TWV 53:C1
St. Martin’s Church, St. Martin's Street, Salisbury, SP1 2HY
This concert will raise money for relief work in Ukraine. For each ticket sold, £3 will be donated to local charity RE:ACT, which provides support to Ukrainians fleeing from the conflict zone.
Sunday 9th July 2023 at 6.00pm, Wilton Parish Church, Wilton
JS Bach: Mass in B minor
Conductor: David Gostick
Leader: Julia Bishop
Hilary Cronin, soprano
Martha McLorinan, mezzo
Daniel Thompson, tenor
Edward Price, baritone
This performance of Bach's magnificent B minor Mass will be given in collaboration with the excellent Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir, as part of the celebratations for its 50th anniversary year.
St Mary and St Nicholas' Church, West St., Wilton, Salisbury SP2 0DL
Concerts 2021 - 2022
Sunday 19th September 2021 at 3.15pm, St. Thomas' Church, Salisbury
Anniversary Concert
Director/Soloist: Theresa Caudle
Programme:
- Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
- Telemann - Darmstadt Overture
- Dall'Abaco - Concerto Grosso Op.5 No.3
- Frederick "The Great" - Symphony in D
St. Thomas’s Church, St. Thomas's Square, Salisbury, SP1 1BA
Sunday 6th March 2022 at 4.00pm, St. Martin's Church, Salisbury
The Era of Baroque Music
Director/Leader, Soloist: Julia Bishop
Soloists from Salisbury Baroque
Recorder: Miranda Dodd
Bassoon: Matthew Dodd
Programme:
- Telemann - Concerto for Recorder and Bassoon in F
- Handel - Concerto Grosso op. 6 no. 12
- Muffat - Sonata No.5 from Armonico tributo
- Wassenaer - Concerto Armonico no. 2
- Bach - Violin Sonata 2 in A minor: Grave and Allegro
St. Martin’s Church, St. Martin's Street, Salisbury, SP1 2HY.
You can view the programme for this concert here.
Saturday 2nd April 2022, 7.00pm, at St. Mary's Church Dorchester, DT1 2LH
J.S. Bach: St. John Passion
Soprano: Amy Carson
Alto: Andrew Stewart
Tenor: Ruairi Bowen
Bass: Simon Gallear
Leader: Julia Bishop
with Dorchester Choral Society
Director of music: Colin Howard
St. Mary's Church, Dorchester.
Sunday 3rd July 2022, 4.00pm, at Medieval Hall, The Close, Salisbury, SP1 2EY
Henry Fielding's Salisbury
Director/Soloist: Julia Bishop
Soprano: Abigail Hooper
Programme:
- Handel - Overture to 'Solomon'
- Handel - Aria 'Sweet Bird' from L'Allegro, Il Penseroso for soprano with obligato flute
- Purcell - Old Sir Simon the King — variations for violin, cello and harpsichord
- Henry Fielding - Two songs from Tom Jones the Opera
- Two concertos by Geminiani, heard in Salisbury, together with a work for solo violin
Link to location map and direction to the Medieval Hall
Concerts 2020 - 2021
Sunday 4th July 2021, Medieval Hall, The Close, Salisbury
Summer Concert
Director/Leader, Soloist: Julia Bishop
Soloists from Salisbury Baroque
Programme:
- Purcell – Music from The Fairy Queen
- Handel – Concerto Grosso, Op 6 No 6
- Vivaldi – Concerto for 2 cellos
- Bach – Double Violin Concerto
The Medieval Hall, The Close, Salisbury SP1 2EY
You can view the programme for this concert here.
Concerts 2019 - 2020
Sunday 22 September 2019 at 4.00pm, St. Martin's Church, Salisbury
The Best of Bach
Director/Soloist: Catherine Martin
Flute: Cheri Wallace
Poster for September 2019 concert
Programme:
- Violin Concerto in A minor
- Orchestral Suite No.2 in B minor
- Orchestral Suite No.3 in D major
St. Martin’s Church, St. Martin's Street, Salisbury, SP1 2HY
Sunday 15th March 2020 at 6.00pm, St.Martin's Church, Salisbury
The Baroque Voice
Director/Leader, Soloist: Alison Townley
Soloists from "The Sixteen" Jule Cooper and Ben Davies
Programme:
- Arias from Handel's Operas
- Extracts from Bach's Cantatas
St. Martin’s Church, St. Martin's Street, Salisbury, SP1 2HY.
Concerts 2018 - 2019
Sunday 30th September 2018 at 3.30pm, St. Thomas's Church, Salisbury
The French Connection
Director/Leader: Ben Sansom
Programme:
- Purcell: "The Fairy Queen" Suite and Pavan in C minor
- Delalande: Extracts from "Simphonies pour les Soupers du Roy"
- Lully: Extracts from "Cadmus & Hermione"
St. Thomas’s Church, St. Thomas's Square, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 1BA.
Sunday 3rd March 2019 at 3.30pm, St. Thomas' Church, Salisbury
Virtuosic Baroque
Director/Leader, Soloist: Julia Bishop
Programme:
- Bach: Brandenbug Concerto no. 3
- Biber: Passacaglia in G minor "Guardian Angel"
- Geminiani: Concerto Gross after Corelli no. 12 "La Folia"
- Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor for 2 'cellos
St. Thomas’s Church, St. Thomas's Square, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 1BA.
Sunday 7th July 2019 at 6.00pm, The Medieval Hall, Salisbury
James Harris - 1761 Salisbury Festival
Director/Leader: Alison Townley
Programme:
- James Harris: "Hymn to Adam and Eve"
and other music from the 1761 festival.
The Medieval Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 2EY.
Concerts 2017 - 2018
Sunday 24th September 2017 at 3.30pm, St. Thomas’ Church, Salisbury
Georg Philipp Telemann
Director/leader: Catherine Mackintosh
Flute: Cheri Wallace
Programme:
- Concerto for Flute, Violin and Cello, Tafelmusik III
- Suite 'Burlesque de Quixotte'
- Ouverture-Suite in E minor, Tafelmusik I
St. Thomas’s Church, St. Thomas's Square, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 1BA.
Sunday 4th March 2018 at 6.00pm, Wilton Italianate Church, Wilton Poster for March 2018 concert
With Joyous Voices
Leader: Theresa Caudle
Julie Cooper (soprano)
Ben Davies (bass)
Programme:
- Bach: Cantata BWV 49 "Ich gehe und suche mit Verlangen"
- Purcell: King Arthur (excerpts)
St. Mary's and St. Nicholas Parish Church, Wilton, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP2 0DL.
Sunday 8th July 2018 at 4.00pm, Guildhall, Market Square, Salisbury
John Marsh in Salisbury
Director/Leader: Catherine Martin
Soloists: Members of Salisbury Baroque
Programme:
Music from the period when John Marsh lived in Salisbury.
- John Marsh: Symphonies Nos.1 and 8
- John Marsh: Conversation Symphony
- music written by other contemporary composers
Concerts 2016 - 2017
Sunday 25th September 2016 at 4.00pm, Guildhall, Market Square Salisbury
Music from the Court of Versailles
Director/leader: Catherine Martin
Programme:
- Lully - Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
- Muffat - Armonico Tributo No.5
- Rameau - Les Indes galantes
- Rebel - Les Caractères de la danse
Guild Hall, Market Square, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 1JH.
Sunday 5th March 2017 at 6.00pm, Wilton Italianate Church, Wilton
Bach and His Contemporaries
Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir
Conductor: David Gostick
Leader: Theresa Caudle
Bassoon: Matthew Dodd
Flutes: Cheri Wallace and John Wilks
Mary Chelu (soprano) - Andrew Stewart (counter tenor) - Richard Hooper (bass)
Programme:
- Bach: Lutheran Mass in A
- Bach: Fürchte dich nicht BWV 228
- Telemann: Concerto for two flutes
- Vivaldi: Concerto for Bassoon in A minor, RV 497
St. Marys and St. Nicholas Parish Church, Wilton, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP2 0DL.
Sunday 2nd July 2017 at 3.30pm, St. Thomas’s Church, Salisbury
Mr. Handel's visit to Salisbury
Director/Leader: Theresa Caudle
Soloists: Members of Salisbury Baroque
Soprano: Abigail Hooper
Flute: Cheri Wallace
Programme:
Music from the period when Handel stayed in Salisbury with James Harris.
- Handel Overtures - Alexander's Feast
- Handel - Concerti Grossi No.1 and No.4 Op.6
- Songs from some of Mr. Handel's operas.
St. Thomas’s Church, St. Thomas's Square, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 1BA.
Concerts 2015 - 2016
Sunday 20th September 2015 at 3.30pm, St. Thomas’s Church, Salisbury
Director/leader: Catherine Martin
Oboe Soloists: Lysander Tennant and Simon Galton
Bassoon Soloist: Matthew Dodd
Programme:
- Bach: Violin Concerto in E major
- Corelli: Concerto Grosso Op.6. No.5 in B flat
- Handel: Almira Suite
- Telemann: Concerto for 2 Oboes and Bassoon
- Telemann Trio Sonata for Oboe and Violin TWV 42:B
- Wassenaer: Concerto Antiqua No.1
Sunday 6th March 2016 at 6.00pm, Wilton Italianate Church, Wilton
Masters of the Baroque
Leader: Theresa Caudle
Soloists: Julie Cooper, Ben Davies,
Nick Pritchard and Andrew Stewart
Flute Soloists: Cheri Richens and Anja Meier
Programme:
- Telemann: Die Tageszeiten (The Times of Day)
- Bach: Cantata BWV 102 (Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben)
- Dall'Abaco: Concerto for two flutes Op.3 No.5
Sunday 3rd July 2016 at 6.00pm, Medieval Hall, Salisbury
The Salisbury Music Festival of 1760
Director/Leader: Theresa Caudle
Soloists: Leila Mather and Joe Bolger
Cello Solo: Kate Bardsley
Programme:
Music from the 1760 Salisbury Music Festival concerts - including works specially arranged by James Harris which have probably not been heard in Salisbury for over 200 years.
- Handel Overtures - Saul and Jeptha
- Pergolesi - Stabat Mater
- James Harris - selections from Te Deum and Jubilate
- Boismortier - Cello Sonata in D major
Concerts 2014 - 2015
Sunday 21st September 2014 at 3.30pm, St. Thomas’s Church, Salisbury
A Musical Journey
Director/leader: Catherine Martin
*Tenor Soloist: Michael Solomon Williams
Programme:
- Songs from Byrd, Morley, Handel and Cavalli, and a complete performance of Vivaldi's "Four Seasons"+.
Sunday 1st March 2015 at 6.00pm, Wilton Italianate Church, Wilton
Masters of the Baroque
Leader: Theresa Caudle
Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir
Director: David Gostick
Programme:
- Bach: Lutheran Mass in G minor
- Handel: Concerto Grosso No.4 Op.3
- Zelenka: Miserere
Sunday 28th June 2015 at 6.00pm, Medieval Hall, Salisbury
Recreation of a Salisbury Subscription Concert
Director/leader: Alison Townley
Soprano Soloist: Nicky Ogborn
Programme:
A short talk will be given about the concerts of the 18th Century in Salisbury with songs of the period and music by Corelli and Geminiani. The programme is based upon music performed in a concert of the period.
Concerts 2013 - 2014
Sunday 22nd September 2013 at 3.30pm, St. Thomas’s Church, Salisbury
Corelli and his contemporaries
Director/leader: Catherine Martin
*Soloist: Cheri Richens (flute)
Programme:
- Corelli: Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.4
- Albinoni: Concerto a cinque Op.5 No.4 in G major
- Mancini: Concerto for Recorder*
- Geminiani: Concerto Grosso after Corelli No.5
- Vivaldi: Concerto in B minor for 4 violins
- Geminiani: Concerto Grosso after Corelli No.12 ‘La Folia’
- Vivaldi: Sinfonia in E minor
Sunday 2nd March 2014 at 3.30pm, St. Thomas’s Church, Salisbury
Lament, Rage, Love
Director/leader: Theresa Caudle
Bass: Ben Davies+
Programme:
- Bach: 'Amore Traditore'+
- Handel: 'Tu sei il cor di questo core' from Giulio Cesare+
- Fux: Overture in G minor
- Zelenka: Lamentations - Nos. 1 and 4 (Music for Maundy Thursday)+
- Zelenka: Hypocondrie
Sunday 29th June 2014 at 3.30pm, St. Thomas’s Church, Salisbury
Baroque "Pops" Concert
Director/leader: Jean Paterson
Oboe: Lysander Tennant
Programme:
- Albinoni: Concerto for Oboe in D minor
- Bach: Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor
- Bach: Air on a G string (from Suite in D)
- Handel: Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.5
- Pachelbel: Canon in D
- Purcell Abdelazer Suite
- Vivaldi: Summer from the "Four Seasons"
Concerts 2012 - 2013
Sunday 30th June 2013 at 3.30pm, St. Thomas’s Church, Salisbury
The Glorious Baroque Trumpet
Director/leader: Theresa Caudle
*+Soloist: Stephen Bailey (trumpet)
+Louise Stewart (recorder)
Miranda Dodd (recorder)
+Lysander Tennant (oboe)
Programme:
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg No.2*+
- Henry Purcell: Sonata for Trumpet in D .*
- William Boyce: Symphony No. 7 in B flat
- Georg Frederich Handel: Sonata in F major for 2 Treble Recorders and Continuo
- Georg Muffat: Sonata No.5 from Armonico tributo 1682
Sunday 3rd March 2013 at 3.30pm, St. Thomas’s Church, Salisbury
The Grand Baroque Harpsichord
Director/Soloist: Sharon Gould (Harpsichord)
*Soloists: Miranda Dodd (violin)
Catherine Wyatt (violin)
Cheri Richens (recorder)
Hilary Webster ('cello)
Matthew Dodd (bassoon)
Programme:
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D major*
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor
- Dieterich Buxtehude: 'Jupiter' Sonata in C major, BuxWV 266*
- Johann Bernhard. Bach: Overture in D major
- Georg Philipp Telemann: Quartet in D minor from Tafelmusik II*
Saturday 20th October 2012 at 7.30pm, St. Martin’s Church, Salisbury
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Anthems
Director: Andrew Mackay
Leader: Theresa Caudle
The Sarum Consort
Programme:
- Henry Purcell: Chaconne from The Fairy Queen
- Henry Purcell: My Beloved Spake
- Henry Purcell: Rejoice in the Lord Alway
- Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Sunday 23rd September 2012 at 3.30pm, St. Thomas’s Church, Salisbury
Purcell and his contemporaries
Director: Catherine Martin
*Soloist: Katharine Hawnt (soprano)
Programme:
- Henry Purcell: Highlights from "The Fairy Queen" *
- Henry Purcell: "Nymphs and Shepherds" *
- Matthew Locke: Music for "The Tempest"
- Henry Purcell: Curtain tune for strings from "Timon of Athens"
- Various songs by Purcell and Humfrey*
Concerts 2011 - 2012
Sunday 1st July 2012 at 6.00pm, St. Thomas’s Church, Salisbury
Great Baroque Choral Music - Heavenly Voices
Choir: Sarum Consort Singers
Andrew Mackay, conductor
Theresa Caudle, leader
*Ben Davies (bass), Alex Koshelev (oboe)
+Katharine Hawnt and Deborah Mackay (soprano), Andrew Stewart (alto), Colin Howard (tenor), Ben Davies (bass)
Programme:
- Purcell: Chacony in G Minor (Z730)
- Purcell "My heart is inditing" (Z30)
- Bach “Ich habe genug"*
- Handel “Dixit Dominus"+
Sunday 4th March 2012 at 3.30pm, St. Thomas’s Church, Salisbury
An Italian Baroque Spring
*Kelly McCusker (violin)
+Matthew Dodd (bassoon)
^Cheri Richens and Miranda Dodd (recorders), Kate Bardsley ('cello), David Davies (harpsichord)
Programme:
- Albinoni: Concerto No.2 in E minor
- Corelli: Concerto No.4 in D major
- Vivaldi: “Four Seasons" - Spring*
- Vivaldi: Concerto for Bassoon E minor, RV 484
- Vivaldi: Sonata 'Follia' for two recorders and basso continuo^
Sunday 25th September 2011 at 3.30pm, St. Thomas’s Church, Salisbury
Baroque Music from Northern Germany
*Cheri Richens (flute)
+Catherine Martin & Miranda Dodd (violins)
Programme:
- Bach: Suite No.2 in B minor for flute
- Bach: Violin Concerto in D minor for 2 Violins
- Handel: Suite from "Almira"
- Telemann: Suite in B flat from Tafelmusik Production III
Concerts 2010 - 2011
Sunday 19th June 2011 at 3.30pm, St. Thomas’s Church, Salisbury
Baroque Muses
*Soloists: Catherine Martin (violin), Cheri Richens (flute) and Kate Bardsley ('cello)
+Soloists: Catherine Martin and Miranda Dodd (violins), Hilary Webster ('cello) and David Davies (harpsichord)
^Catherine Martin and Miranda Dodd (violins)
Programme:
- Telemann Concerto in A major for flute and violin from Tafelmusik I *
- Purcell "Abdelazer Suite"
- Mudge Concerto Grosso No.3^
- Boyce Symphony No.1 in B flat
- Finger Trio Sonata Op.5.No.4 in A minor+
Sunday 6th March 2011 at 3.30pm, St. Thomas’s Church, Salisbury
An English Musical Arcadia
*Soloists: Judy Tarling and Miranda Dodd (violins) / Peter Tsoulos and Simon Galton (oboes)
Programme:
- Handel “Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”
- Purcell "The Fairy Queen"
- Boyce Symphony No.2 in A
- Boyce Trio Sonata No.5 in D
- Handel Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.1*
Saturday 25th September 2010 at 7.30pm, St. Thomas’s Church, Salisbury
*+Soloists: Alison Townley and Miranda Dodd (violins)
+ Soloist: Peter Tsoulos (oboe)
Programme:
- Bach Suite No.1 in C major
- Vivaldi Concerto Grosso No.8 in A minor*
- Handel Concerto Grosso Op.3 No.4+
- Telemann Suite in C major for 3 oboes (Darmstadt Overture)
