Director: Flute Ashley Solomon
Soprano: Rowan Pierce
Oboes: Oonagh Lee, Andres Villalobos Lepiz;
Bassoon: Sally Holman
Violins: Magdalena Loth-Hill, Gabriella Jones;
Viola: James O’Toole
Cello: Sarah McMahon
Bass: Rosie Moon
Harpsichord: Stephen Devine
Johann Sebastian Bach:Orchestral Suite no.1 in C, BWV1066
Georg Frideric Handel: L’Allegro il penseroso ed il moderato – ‘Sweet Bird’
Georg Frideric Handel: Concerto Grosso op.3 no.3
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata: Ich bin in mir vergnügt BWV204.
Formed in 1991, Florilegium is hailed as one of Britain’s most outstanding period instrument ensembles, with a host of critically acclaimed recordings and regular appearances in the world’s most prestigious concert venues. This highlight Festival concert opens with Bach’s First Orchestral Suite – an immensely popular genre in the late 18th century, playing on the dance forms of the day. Handel follows: the charming pastoral air ‘Sweet Bird’ and the alternately stately and lively Third concerto grosso of his op.3 set. Finally, Bach’s sublime secular cantata Ich bin in mir vergnugt professes that the greatest riches are to be found not outside of ourselves but within.
