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We're delighted to announce our next concert:

JUNE 26th 2022 at St Stephen's Hampstead - 'Pastoral Pleasures' Songs and music celebrating the joys of nature in early summer.
We're delighted to welcome back soprano Philippa Hyde who sings some delightful songs inspired by nature by Thomas Arne, Purcell, Handel and Thomas Chilcot. We shall be directed once again from the violin by Theresa Caudle.

Works by Handel (the famous 'Ombra Mai Fù' from Xerxes) and the overture to 'Il Pastor Fido' (The Faithful Shepherd), Thomas Arne settings from Shakespeare plays  ('Where the bee sucks', Thou Soft Flowing Avon', 'Where daisies pied'), Thomas Chilcot ('Orpheus and his Lute'), songs and music from Purcell's Fairy Queen and King Arthur (including 'Fairest Isle'). The band plays some instrumental music including Boyce's ever-fresh Symphony No 1.

Tickets £12 and £10 concessions online here (under 16 free)
Also available on the door (card sales preferred) Drinks available before and after the concert (no interval)

Please check our Covid information before attending


Professional music-making during the pandemic.
Many musicians have lost their livelihoods during the various restrictions which have been coming and going across the country. Even those who have managed to perform, have had to restrict audiences to often sub-economic levels. Many musicians have turned to other ways to make ends meet and a proportion of these will not find a way back to professional activities.
Others have not been fortunate and have fallen on very hard times.
Many promoters, festivals, concert halls and other arts organisations have scaled back, curtailed their activities, mothballed or closed down completely with loss of work for all those involved.

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