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Stanley Sadie Lecture Jane Austen’s Music Room Faith and Fantasy The Siren of Heaven Masterclass with Han Tol Dance for the Kings Rituals to Mould Her With British Harpsichord Society Masterclass Masterclass with Peter Whelan
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Quartet Dear Goldberg Monterey 50 Broadwood Competition Winner Inspired by Telemann
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Hendrix Walking Tour 1 The Rival Queens Hendrix Walking Tour 2 Exotic Worlds Hendrix Walking Tour 3 Water Music 300 Re-imagining 1717 Water Music
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Skullduggery The Loves of Mars and Venus The Masters Directors of Music A Night of Peace and Music
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Our theme of anniversaries this summer is in honour of the 300th anniversary of the premier of Handel’s Water Music in 1717 and the 50th anniversary of Hendrix’s iconic performance at the Monterey Pop festival in 1967.
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Friday Late - The Rival Queens
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Friday 7 July Session 1: 6.30-7.30pm Session 2: 8-9pm “...it is certainly an apparent Shame that two such well bred Ladies should call Bitch and Whore, should scold and fight like any Billingsgates." (John Arbuthnot, 1727) Dive into a world of jealousy, fiery tempers, and more than a little scandal in this immersive operatic experience. You will be led around the historic rooms of Handel House in the midst of the rehearsals for one of Handel’s operas.
Masterclass with Han Tol Wednesday 17 May, 2pm
Recorder virtuoso Han Tol hosts a masterclass with our Handel House Talent recorder player, Tabea Debus. A special opportunity to watch an interaction between a master and a young professional at the beginning of her career. Venue: Studio Tickets: £12
Presented by Emily Owen (soprano), accompanied by members of early music ensemble Ceruleo and some special guests, a narrative will unfold through the house shedding light on the infamous rivalry between Handel’s divas Faustina Bordoni and Francesca Cuzzoni.
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Come and experience something entirely new fashioned from something old.
Masterclass with Peter Whelan One of Europe’s leading exponents of historical and modern bassoon, Peter Whelan hosts a masterclass with our Handel House Talent bassoonist Catriona McDermid. Venue: Studio Tickets: £12
Quartet
Thursday 8 June, 6.30-7.30pm Composer-in-Residence, Hunter Coblentz is joined by special guests to explore the colourful and evocative repertoire of the 20th and 21st century string quartet. Venue: Studio Tickets: £12 The rival queens themselves, Faustina Bordoni and Francesca Cuzzoni. 3 | handelhendrix.org
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Handel House Series The Handel House Series explores works by Handel and his Baroque contemporaries, with glimpses of his predecessors in the Renaissance period alongside his successors in the early Classical period. Using our collection of 18th century instruments, this is a series dedicated to Handel's performing and composing legacy. Stanley Sadie Lecture: The Musical Canon Wednesday 3 May, 6.30-8pm
The musical canon is central to our appreciation of classical music today, and 18th-century Britain led in its formation. Handel's role in influencing that process is the subject of this lecture by Suzanne Aspden, Associate Professor of Music at the University of Oxford. 6.30-7pm: drinks reception 7-8pm: talk Venue: Studio Tickets: Free but booking essential
Broadwood Competition Winner Thursday 22 June, 6.30-7.30pm
A solo harpsichord programme performed by the winner of the 2017 Broadwood Horniman Harpsichord Competition. A fantastic opportunity to hear a hugely talented young harpsichordist. Venue: Music Room Tickets: £12
Rituals to Mould Her With Friday 19 May, 7-8pm
Award-winning composers Effy and Litha Efthymiou present a new multimedia experience, fusing music for harpsichord, electronics, percussion and found objects with theatre and movement. The show unites ‘Britain’s most progressive harpsichordist’ (The Independent on Sunday), Jane Chapman, with actor Esme PateyFord and dance artist Harriet Parker-Beldeau, and has drawn material from 1500-year-old manuscripts of early medieval Iberia. Venue: Music Room Tickets: £15
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Anniversaries Series
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Alongside it being 300 years since Handel's Water Music, 2017 presents a whole host of other anniversaries, both well-known and more esoteric. Each of these concerts presents fascinating musical links to the past that deserve to be remembered and commemorated. Jane Austen’s Music Room
Inspired by Telemann
200 years after Jane Austen’s death, Flauguissimo Duo present hidden gems from music books compiled by the novelist herself, including music by Paganini. Flauguissimo Duo are Yu-Wei Hu (flute) and Johan Löfving (guitar). Venue: Music Room Tickets: £12
In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of Telemann’s death, this programme focuses on his enterprising subscription lists. This successful business venture meant that his music travelled the world, making its way into the hands of Handel, Bach and Blavet, amongst others. Tabea Debus (recorder) leads a performance of music inspired by Telemann. Venue: Music Room Tickets: £12
Thursday 4 May, 6.30-7.30pm
The Siren of Heaven
Thursday 11 May, 6.30-7.30pm 400 years ago, Francesca Caccini, composer to the Medici, published her only collection of music: Il primo libro delle musiche. Anna Beer (musicologist) is joined by Juliet Fraser (soprano) and Jamie Akers (lute) to present a selection of Caccini’s rarely heard songs alongside stories about her life and times. Venue: Music Room Tickets: £12
Dance for the Kings
Thursday 18 May, 6.30-7.30pm Ensemble Molière celebrate the 300th anniversary of the premiere of Handel’s Water Music for George I. Combined with Lully’s music written for Louis XIV of France, this programme explores dances fit for a king. Ensemble Molière are Bethan White (oboe), Alice Earll (violin), Kate Conway (viola da gamba), Jakab Kaufmann (bassoon) and Satoko Doi-Luck (harpsichord). Venue: Music Room Tickets: £12 Orazio Gentileschi, The Lute Player c. 1612–1615 8 | handelhendrix.org
Thursday 29 June, 6.30-7.30pm
Water Music 300 Monday 17 July, 6-10pm
Georgian Dining Academy and London Historians invite you to join us on the 300th anniversary of Water Music on a boat on the Thames. Leaving from Temple Pier, this gala evening features a 13-piece ensemble of Handel players who will perform the Water Music as well as other Handel pieces. Georgian period dress is encouraged but by no means compulsory. Includes a free welcome prosecco and period buffet. Join us for this Handel event you’ll remember for years to come. Tickets are a special price of £65 when booked through us (£10 discount).
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British Harpsichord Society
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Continuing our partnership with the British Harpsichord Society, we have a series of solo harpsichord recitals by some of the world's most gifted harpsichord players, all with fascinating historical programmes. Faith and Fantasy
Dear Goldberg
Ruta Bloomfield explores the musical contrasts between French court composer Bernard de Bury (1720-1785) and German church musician Johann Kuhnau (1660-1722). Hear the distinctions between musical portraits of mythical figures for the French court and German church music designed to represent stories of combats and melancholy in the Bible. Stories and characters come to life with a range of exciting compositional techniques. Venue: Studio Tickets: £12
‘Dear Goldberg’, a young virtuosic keyboard player, had to spend his nights playing Bach’s soothing variations for the insomniac Count Kaiserling over and over again. This timeless classic is so colourful and moving that we can’t resist hearing it once again in Handel’s Music Room. Presented by the Keyboard Charitable Trust in collaboration with the British Harpsichord Society, Jean Rondeau breathes new life into this much-loved work. Venue: Studio Tickets: £12
Tuesday 9 May, 6.30-7.30pm
British Harpsichord Society Masterclass Saturday 20 May, 2-3.30pm
The British Harpsichord Society welcomes a new generation of harpsichordists with keyboard specialist Nathaniel Mander. Nathaniel will tutor and nurture the next generation of harpsichordists and demonstrate his own virtuosic playing. Venue: Studio Tickets: £12
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Exotic Worlds
Tuesday 11 July, 6.30-7.30pm Medea Bindewald presents a programme inspired by the 18th century fascination with exotic worlds and faraway countries. Pieces such as Rameau’s Les Sauvages and Mozart’s famous Rondo Alla Turca are featured. Venue: Studio Tickets: £12
The Masters
Tuesday 8 August, 6.30-7.30pm A musical journey of solo harpsichord music spanning 250 years, including masterpieces by the Couperin brothers, JCF Fischer, Scarlatti, Timothy Brown and JS Bach. Performed by David Chung (harpsichord). Venue: Studio Tickets:12
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Ensemble-in-Residence series As part of our New Artist Programme to further the development of promising musicians at the start of their professional careers, the ensemble-in-residence curate and perform a series of concerts to celebrate the musical legacy of our two famous figureheads. Formed in 2012, BLOCK4 is a London-based recorder quartet featuring Emily Bannister, Lucy Carr, Katie Cowling and Rosie Land. BLOCK4 present a dynamic approach to contemporary consort music as well as offering a captivating interpretation of music from the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
Celebrating 1717: Water Music and beyond Re-imagining 1717
The Loves of Mars and Venus
BLOCK4 will premiere new works by young composers who will have spent the week working with composers Hunter Coblentz and Michael Andrews on creating new compositions inspired by words and music written in 1717. In partnership with RNIB. Venue: Music Room Tickets: £12
BLOCK4 celebrate the 300-year anniversary of John Weaver’s ‘The Loves of Mars and Venus’; the first ballet d’action to be performed in Britain. They take inspiration from its themes of Greek mythology and love with a touch of celestial charm. Venue: Music Room Tickets: £12
Thursday 27 July, 6.30-7.30pm
Water Music
Saturday 29 July, 6.30-7.30pm To mark the 300-year anniversary of Handel’s celebrated Water Music, BLOCK4 present an exploration of music inspired by water. A programme dating from the Renaissance all the way through to the modern day, music will include arrangements of Handel’s iconic work, alongside new compositions premiered in 2016 as part of the RNIB Summer School. Venue: Music Room Tickets: £12
Saturday 5 August, 2-3pm
Directors of Music
Thursday 10 August, 6.30-7.30pm In this programme, BLOCK4 celebrate the anniversary of Bach’s appointment as Kapellmeister to Prince Leopold, 300 years ago. The quartet explores a wide range of music written by Kapellmeisters from across Europe - including contemporaries of Handel - in a programme that spans the Renaissance and Baroque periods and explores what it takes to become a ‘master of music.’ Venue: Music Room Tickets: £12
Skullduggery
Thursday 3 August, 2-3pm 300 years ago, the pirate Blackbeard commandeered his flagship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge, making his way to infamy. To mark the occasion, BLOCK4 present a programme of borrowed, stolen and pilfered music by some of history’s famous and infamous composers. Venue: Music Room Tickets: £12 Booking line: 020 7399 1953 Book online: handelhendrix.org 16 | handelhendrix.org
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Walking Tours
Saturday 17 June, 1.30-4.30pm
Aly Mir started guiding people around Jimi Hendrix’s flat at 23 Brook Street in 2003. Since then over 30,000 people have been on his walking tours around London.
50 years ago, in June 1967 - the Summer of Love - Jimi Hendrix played one of the most iconic performances of the sixties, if not ever. Having "torn Europe to pieces" after arriving in London in 1966, this was Hendrix’s comeback to his native USA, where he had previously been performing in tiny, New York clubs as Jimmy James & the Blue Flames. Hendrix arrived in the US a relative unknown, apart from those who had witnessed his performances in Britain, and “when he left the stage, he had graduated from rumor to legend”. 50 years on from Hendrix’s legendary performance at Monterey, we celebrate with a series of talks by notable Hendrix experts. Refreshments provided. Venue: Studio Tickets: £25
Hendrix Walking Tour 1- In Jimi’s Footsteps Saturday 1 July 2017 12.30-2pm; 3.30-5pm
Hendrix Walking Tour 3 - The Final Performance Saturday 15 July 2017 12.30-2pm; 3.30-5pm
The first in a series of three Jimi Hendrix themed walking tours. Lasting an hour and a half this tour will take you to seven sites in the Mayfair and Marble Arch areas. Starting from Hendrix’s home in Brook Street the tour will visit other places where he lived, including addresses in Montagu Square and Upper Berkeley Street. The walk will also take in venues Hendrix frequented and the location of his last official interview. Tickets: £15
The last in a series of three Jimi Hendrix themed walking tours. Lasting an hour and a half this tour will take you to nine locations in Oxford Street and Soho associated with Hendrix. Starting from Hendrix’s home in Brook Street the tour visits the site of a number of venues that Hendrix frequented, including The Speakeasy, Bag O’Nails and the place of his last public performance. Tickets: £15
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Hendrix Walking Tour 2 - Venues of a Legend Saturday 8 July 2017 12.30-2pm; 3.30-5pm
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The second in a series of three Jimi Hendrix themed walking tours. Lasting an hour and a half this tour visits nine sites in the New Bond Street and Piccadilly areas connected to Hendrix’s life and career. Starting from Hendrix’s home in Brook Street we go to the site of the studios where Foxy Lady was recorded, the location of The Experience’s first-ever rehearsal, and the venue where the band had their debut performance. Tickets: £15
Meeting point for all walking tours will be at the Lancashire Court entrance of Handel & Hendrix in London, W1K 4HB. Included in the price of your ticket is an optional guided tour of the Hendrix Flat at 23 Brook Street. If you would like to go on the Hendrix Flat tour please arrive 30 minutes before the start of your walk. handelhendrix.org | 18 19
A Night of Peace and Music – 18 August, 7-10pm
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Following the huge success of our sold-out Friday Late in February, join us for another Hendrix Flat party. This time we’ll be celebrating all things Woodstock on the same date Hendrix famously headlined the festival. Limited earlybird tickets £20, then general tickets £25. See our website for more details – handelhendrix.org handelhendrix.org | 20 21
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As a friend you will enjoy priority booking to our weekly concert series, free museum publications and invitations to exclusive member events. Find out more by visiting our website handelhendrix.org or calling 020 7495 1685
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