Lunchtime in the City – Ensemble Molière
Tickets: £15
Join us on 29th March as renowned baroque group Ensemble Molière make their debut at the London Handel Festival. Ensemble Molière have gained a reputation as an established early music ensemble.
Their unique combination of instruments provides memorable and creative programmes from the repertoire of the 17th and 18th centuries, all performed on historical instruments.
Ensemble Molière have been selected as the first-ever Radio 3 New Generation Baroque Ensemble for two years from October 2021, a new scheme run in partnership by BBC Radio 3, the National Centre for Early Music and the Royal College of Music.
Performers
Ensemble Molière
Flavia Hirte flute
Alice Earll violin
Kate Conway viola da gamba
Catriona Mcdermid bassoon
Satoko Doi-Luck harpsichord
Repertoire
André Campra (1660–1744) Ouverture from Tancrède
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) Entrée des songes from Alcina
Entrée des Songes agréables, Entrée des Songes funestes, Entrée des Songes agréables effrayès
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764) Les Fleurs Suites from Les Indes Galantes Ritournelle, Marche, Premier Air pour les Persans, Deuxième Air pour les Persans, Premier Rondeau, Deuxième Rondeau, Air de Borée, Deuxième Air pour Zéphire, Gavotte vive pour les Fleurs
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) Suites from Terpsicore Overture, Sarabande, Gigue, Air, Chaconne
Jean-Féry Rebel (1666–1747) Les Caractères de la danses