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The Golden Anniversary: Sons of England Academy of Ancient Music

Name: The Golden Anniversary: Sons of England Academy of Ancient Music
Start: 2024-05-30T19:30:00
Location: Milton Court Concert Hall

Barbican Centre

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So, the music of the London-born Purcell sits alongside masterpieces by Handel – a German who became English by choice – and Ignatius Sancho, who was born into slavery but found freedom and musical success in Georgian England. Curated by American countertenor Reginald Mobley, Sons of England weaves music and words to explore alternative histories of the English baroque, culminating in a Sancho-inspired new commission by composer Roderick Williams...

Program

Thomas Arne - Sweet muse inspire thy suppliant bard

Roderick Williams - From Ignatius Sancho

George Frideric Handel - Concerto in G major

Francesco Geminiani - Concerto Grosso in D minor

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Reginald Mobley

Singer

Laurence Cummings

Harpsichord