Early Music Concerts in East Anglia

The Longslade Consort Sunday 28 July, 5pm St. Mary’s Church, Grundisburgh nr. Woodbridge, Suffolk Map reference TM223509 More information Tickets £5 adults, 50p children in aid of St. Mary’s Church.  Tickets available from 01473 735481	Wyldes Noyse and Related Groups 4th July: the Norfolk Gallery Quire will be performing a concert at St Peter & Paul Church Watlington at 6pm 11th July: the Norfolk Gallery Quire & the Fall of Eve will be performing a concert at Walpole Old Chapel in Suffolk. For further details go to www.elizabethgutteridge.co.uk
Cambridge Early Music Concerts 2009 This series, running from March to December, has received wide acclaim over recent years, and each year attracts audiences from all over England and beyond. For full details of this year’s season click here Early booking is advised
Southbank Centre’s Early Music weekend Friday 2 – Sunday 4 October Southbank Centre, London SE1 8XX “This year’s weekend focuses on improvisation in early music, and is curated by Paula Chateauneuf. Programme includes Spanish 15^th century songs, lament repertoire from 17^th century Rome, open rehearsals and the experimentations of Stevie Wishart.” www.southbankcentre.co.uk/festivals-series/take-the-risk	The Woodbridge Concerts Wednesday 7 October 2009, 7.30 pm The Seckford Theatre, Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 4JH The Eisenach Ensemble directed by Christine Whiffen, harpsichord with Sue Williams, soprano Handel German Arias Rameau Pièces de Clavecin en Concert Some of the greatest works by these two ground-breaking composers, in enthralling performances by this ensemble of renowned musicians. Adults £10, School-age students free Tickets from 01394 615015 www.seckfordtheatre.org/
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Cambridge Early Music concert series – this series has been expanded and now runs from March to December

Easter at King’s – a popular series of Easter concerts and services with a substantial Early Music element

Suffolk Villages Festival

Bach Cantatas Website

Workshops and concerts by Shared Voices

The King of Hearts, Norwich NR3 1LJ – “a centre for people and the Arts”
Lots of Early Music concerts and various other activities in a superb Tudor building. See panel above.

The East Anglian Academy – for those interested in the organ and early keyboard music
A series of concerts is presented in 2009. Full details - click here

Early Opera in Cambridge

Fitzwilliam Chamber Opera is a new venture at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, founded with the aim of presenting a biennial fully staged production.
In 2007 the initial opera was Handel’s Xerxes (review).
In 2009 Monteverdi's Orfeo was performed over five nights plus a matinée at the ADC Theatre in Cambridge.

Cambridge Handel Opera Group was founded with the intention of presenting fully-staged productions of Handel’s operas,
in English, every two years in the West Road Concert Hall. The most recent production was Ariodante (2009).

Early Music Performers in East Anglia

Philip Thorby, of Beccles, Suffolk		Peter Holman and the Parley of Instruments - some music samples - academic career
Capella Antiqua	Jennie Cassidy		Minstrels Gallery	Laura Cannell and Horses Brawl
Ralph Woodward	Eyehall Musick		Ravenscroft Consort	Divers Voyces
Wyldes Noyse	Norfolk Gallery Quire		Bedford Gallery Quire	Chiltern West Gallery Quire
Colchester Waits	Kings Lynn Waites		City of Lincoln Waites Town Pipers Festival 2008

Concert Listings

Suffolk Music – a web diary of classical music concerts and events in Suffolk and the surrounding area

Kulcha – a listing of early-ish music and other events in Cambridge, and several useful links

oclassical – an interactive web site for advertising classical music performances

gerontius – searchable directories of UK choirs and choral concerts, including Early Music events

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