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Live Zoom Event with Q & A

A practical showing of the immense capabilities of the synthesizer, the electronic instrument synonymous with ‘80s pop and famous in the 1960s for its role in ‘Switched on Bach’.

The stylish virtuoso of the classical guitar mixes dance-based compositions by 20^th-century French figures such as Ravel and Poulenc with real dance tunes from the 1600s, played on the guitar’s ancestor, the lute.

Two alumni of BBC Young Musician 2020 join forces to explore music from the past and present, ranging from 17^th-century baroque compositions by Van Eyck, Montanari and more, to contemporary sounds and unique personal arrangements of music by Vivaldi and folkband PerKelt.

Live Zoom Event with Q & A

Join us live as Rachel (and her violin) explains how baroque composers used the ancient techniques of classical rhetoric to make their music talk.

One of the UK’s outstanding performance poets presents brand-new poems, written specially for this concert, in response to baroque solo violin music played by one of the world’s best-loved violinists.

Programme includes works by: Biber, Bach, Telemann, Tartini and Matteis

A dazzling contemporary re-imagination of the colourfully creative new sound-world for the music of Bach pioneered in the 60s by original synth genius Wendy Carlos, performed live by four fearless synth-players.

Live Zoom Event with Q & A

Singer and Hispanicist Nicholas Mulroy investigates the cultural and political background to the giants of 1960s Latin-American song-writing, and demonstrates their musical affinities with the great song-composers of 17th-century Europe.

In a brand-new exploration from three of this country’s most distinguished baroque musicians, songs of love, loss, religion and politics by 17^th-century icons Purcell, Monteverdi and Strozzi speak across oceans and centuries to modern Latin-American ‘standards’ by the likes of Silvio Rodríguez, Caetano Veloso, Pablo Milanés and Victor Jara.

Cubaroque Texts and Translations

In another Baroque at the Edge once-in-a-lifetime collaboration, leading classical and folk musicians combine their styles and skills in an uplifting celebration of the major role folk song and dance has played in European art music, from the Celtic fringe to the French court.

LNM FolkBaroque Texts and Translations

Live Zoom Event with Q&As

Come along and meet Sean Shibe, described as ‘one of the most riveting performers’ and ‘simply spell-binding’ by Ivan Hewett in his 4-star Daily Telegraph review of Baroque at the Edge 2021.

Why not make Saturday ‘Sean Shibe’ day? Have your questions ready for Sean on the Live Zoom and then listen to his concert immediately afterwards.

Live Zoom Event with Q&As

Elizabeth Kenny is one of Europe’s leading lute-players as a soloist and chamber musician, and a member of Les Arts Florissants and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. She is Dean of Students at the Royal Academy of Music, has her own ensemble, Theatre of the Ayre, and is known for innovative collaborations with the Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain and with a range of baroque singers including Andreas Scholl, Iestyn Davies, Carolyn Sampson and Nicholas Mulroy.

Come along and meet Lucy Crowe, star of the final concert, Folkbaroque, at the 2021 Baroque at the Edge Festival. Alexandra Coghlan of i-news gave the concert a 5-star review saying:

“Folkbaroque is a hit of pure joy at the start of the year – after-hours party meets on-duty recital”

And…

“Code switching between polished classical ornaments and the swoops and straight tone of folk-singing, Crowe is the fulcrum … beautifully supported by the eclectic group of harp, chamber organ, violin, double bass and cello.”

And, if you haven’t already heard the Folkbaroque concert, why not make a day of it? Have your questions ready for Lucy Crowe at the Live Zoom and listen to the Folkbaroque concert before or after you get to meet her. Tickets can be booked below.

Live Zoom with Q & As

Robin Bigwood is the brains behind Bach’s Friends Electric, a concert he gave with his group Art of Moog during this year’s Festival. As an upbeat to that, Robin also gave us a behind-the-scenes Live Zoom look at the synthesizers they were using in the concert. And now he’s back with a second Live Zoom, this time on the history of synthesized music. If you haven’t met Robin before, you’re in for a treat. And if you haven’t already heard Bach’s Friends Electric, tickets are £10 (concert booking lower down the page).

Live Zoom with Q & As

Festival tenor Nicholas Mulroy shares his private passion for fine art. From Brueghel to Basquiat and Raphael to Rothko, he looks at how music and musicians have been depicted in paintings down the centuries, and how music and art have inspired each other.

“Art is how we decorate space; music is how we decorate time” (Jean-Michel Basquiat)

If you haven’t already heard Nicholas singing in ‘Cubaroque’ (see below), why not make a day of it? Have your questions ready at the Live Zoom, and listen to his haunting concert of Latin-American and baroque as well!

Live Zoom with Q & As

The stars of this year’s Baroque at the Edge Young Artists Showcase discuss how to build repertoire and create adventurous programmes.

Live Zoom with Q & As

David Bates talks about his work with La Nuova Musica, and explains how he devised his ‘FolkBaroque’ concert for Baroque at the Edge.