This private concert dives into the library of Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia (1723-1787) and uncovers the music she collected, composed, and championed.

An mid-morning performance of our programme uncovering the ingenuity of Bach’s Leipzig students.

We bring our new programme ‘Jewels’ that Brightly Burn to Somerset.

We bring our new programme ‘Jewels’ that Brightly Burn to Crewkerne, Somerset.

Join us to share some 17^th and 18^th century folk tunes and country dances that filled taverns, coffee houses, and social spaces of Georgian towns. Hear folk tunes notated by Geminiani and Barsanti, domestic arrangements of theatre tunes by Purcell and Handel, and country dance tunes popularised by 18^th century balls and assemblies.

Anna Amalia, Princess of Prussia (1723-1787), was an extraordinary woman who made an enormous contribution to cultural life in 18th Century Berlin. Anna Amalia’s careful curation of 625 scores in an astonishing music library paint the musical portrait of a sophisticated and stylish musician, fascinated with the workings of musical line and texture.

This programme highlights music from her personal library and includes music by Anna Amalia, JS Bach, Handel, and CPE Bach.

We return to Newbury Spring Festival with our new programme uncovering the ingenuity of Bach’s Leipzig students.