Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
composer
His times: In Bach’s Germany, music was centred on the church which was unfailingly where its finest practitioners were found.
Read More10 things you (probably) didn’t know about Handel’s Messiah
Wed 3 Dec 2014
Handel’s Messiah is probably the most performed choral work in history, and despite being about the whole of Jesus’ life it is now mainly performed at Christmas.
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Current Distractions
Thu 15 May 2014
Deputy Director of Development Harriet Lawrence takes charge of this week’s Current Distractions – and it’s a geek edition, featuring music in space, city stargazing, what happens when astronomy gets naughty and some xylophones.
Read MoreSamuel West & the Labèque sisters
Mon 10 Feb 2014
It is our great pleasure to announce that actor Samuel West will be narrating our French Fancies concerts, in Reading and London, on 19 & 20 February. Samuel will be accompanying the Labèque sisters on stage and reading Ogden Nash’s libretto to Saint-Saens’ Carnival of the Animals. Here’s a bit about his previous work…
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