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BREMF Bach & Buxtehude

Saturday 28 October 2023 at 7.30pm St Martin’s Church, Lewes Road, Brighton BN2 3HQ The Baroque Collective Singers join the BREMF Players in the Brighton Early Music Festival in a programme of Bach, Biber and Buxtehude: The BREMF Players Alison Bury leader The Baroque Collective Singers John Hancorn director Sofia Kirwan-Baez and Lucinda Cox sopranos Rebecca Leggett…

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Tony Biggin: Requiem + Vivaldi Gloria

Saturday 7 October 2023 at 7.30pm Grove Theatre, Eastbourne Library, Grove Road, Eastbourne BN21 4TL Tony Biggin: Requiem (World Premiere) Vivaldi: Gloria Baroque Collective Singers Alexandra Kidgell, soprano John Hancorn, director  

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Lewes Baroquefest: Splendours of Venice

Saturday 22 July 2023 at 7pm St Michael’s Church, Lewes Baroque Collective Singers His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts A programme of glorious Venetian renaissance music for choir and brass. Programme includes Monteverdi, Gabrieli, Rigatti and Schütz. Full details on the Lewes Baroquefest website.

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Purcell: Fairy Queen

Saturday 1 July 2023 at 7.30pm St Mary’s Church, Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1PR. The Baroque Collective with The Brighton Orpheus Choir. Soloists: Alex Kidgell; Shona Knight; Hugh Cutting; Louis Watkins; Andrew Davies Conducted by Nicholas Houghton For tickets see https://www.brightonorpheus.org

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Bach and Handel

Saturday 22 April 2023 at 7pm St Michael’s Church, High St, Lewes BUY TICKETS HERE Bach: Jesu, meine Freude BWV227 Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 Handel: The Ways of Zion do Mourn – Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline HWV264 The Baroque Collective Baroque Collective Singers John Hancorn, conductor

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Christmas Baroque

Wednesday 21 December 2022 at 7.30pm St Michael’s Church, Lewes A feast of seasonal music, Christmas songs and motets and audience carols, plus mulled wine and mince pies, including: Bach: Singet dem Herrn Buxtehude: Das neugeborne Kinderlein Praetorius: In dulce jubilo Britten: extracts from Ceremony of Carols; Hymn to the Virgin Baroque Collective Singers John…

Lewes Baroquefest: Sing & Discover: Handel Four Coronation Anthems

Saturday 16 July 2022, 2-6pm St Michael’s Church, 158 High Street, Lewes In this live workshop, with a fifteen minute social break, conductor and singer John Hancorn and writer and broadcaster Richard Wigmore explore Handel’s Four Coronation Anthems. We shall look at the music in some detail while participants will join in with the choruses….

Lewes Baroquefest: Handel Coronation Anthems

Saturday 23 July at 7pm St Michael’s Church, Lewes Programme to include: Handel: Four Coronation Anthems: 1. Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened 2. My Heart Is Inditing 3. The King Shall Rejoice 4. Zadok The Priest Handel: from Messiah: Worthy Is The Lamb Amen chorus plus instrumental music by Handel and Corelli Baroque Collective Singers…

Lewes Baroquefest: Purcell

Wednesday 20 July at 9pm St Michael’s Church, Lewes Programme to include: Purcell: Funeral Sentences Purcell: Hear My Prayer White: Lamentations and soprano solos by Purcell featuring Alexandra Kidgell Baroque Collective Singers Alexandra Kidgell, soprano John Hancorn, musical director Nicholas Houghton, chamber organ Full details and tickets available soon on the Lewes Baroquefest website

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Out Of My Head: World Premiere

Out Of My Head by Orlando Gough WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCES Saturday 17 September 2022 2pm Fitzroy House, Cliffe Precinct 2.45pm Lewes Castle 4pm Priory Ruins 4.45pm Fitzroy House, Cliffe Precinct A series of free 20′ performances, flash-mob style Baroque Collective Singers John Hancorn, musical director

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Bach St John Passion

The Choir of Hampstead Parish Church with The Baroque Collective Evangelist: Ruairi Bowen Christus: Will Thomas Leader: Alison Bury Directed by Geoffrey Webber Sunday 3 April 2022 at 5pm Hampstead Parish Church, London NW3 6UU music.hampsteadparishchurch.org.uk

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Music for Passiontide in Lewes

Sunday 10 April 2022 at 5pm St Michael’s Church, 158 High Street, Lewes BN7 1XU Byrd: Ave Verum Byrd: Miserere Mei Farrant/Hilton: Lord for thy tender mercy’s sake Gibbons: Hosanna to the Son of David Scarlatti: Stabat Mater The Baroque Collective Singers Claire Williams, chamber organ John Hancorn, musical director  

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Music for Passiontide in Firle

Sunday 3 April 2022 at 5pm St Peter’s Church, The Street, Firle BN8 6LP Byrd: Ave Verum Byrd: Miserere Mei Farrant/Hilton: Lord for thy tender mercy’s sake Gibbons: Hosanna to the Son of David Scarlatti: Stabat Mater The Baroque Collective Singers Claire Williams, chamber organ John Hancorn, musical director Tickets £12 available here