Red Baroque

Great Witley Church

Red Baroque

2003

Springtime Serenade

18th century instrumental and vocal music including:

Handel: Pastoral Songs
Bach: Sheep may safely graze
Mozart: Exsultate, Jubilate

Red Baroque, formed in 1994, is a chamber ensemble specialising in eighteenth century music and its authentic interpretation. Using period Baroque instruments, the aim is to recreate an eighteenth century performance resembling that presented to an invited audience in a princely music salon or court chapel. All the music is intended for immediate enjoyment, being delightfully engaging, moderate in length, and in the delicate tones of Baroque instruments. Brief introductions set the picture of eighteenth century music-making, with interesting accounts of musical life at the time and the sorts of occasions when the music was originally played.

The ensemble consists of professional artists who will be giving their services especially for fund-raising purposes, and also for creating an artistic fusion between music and architecture. To be performing in a church that evokes this period is most appropriate and it promises to be a memorable evening.

© www.greatwitleychurch.org.uk
Britain's finest Baroque Church. St. Michael and All Angels Church, Great Witley, A443 Worcester - Tenbury Wells road, 10 miles north-west of Worcester. As the parish church for the villages of Great Witley and Little Witley it is used regularly for services and concerts. The church is open to visitors daily. The church, now almost fully restored, displays a splendour which is unique amongst country churches in Britain, with exquisite gilded decorations throughout, numerous paintings by Antonio Bellucci, ten painted glass windows depicting scenes from the New Testament, highly decorative carving and a large monument by Rysbrack. It also has a fine organ, its case being from the instrument on which Handel played. Many musicians consider its acoustics for music to be as fine as any building of its size outside London