APRIL 19
The Parley of Instruments director: Peter Holman
Judy Tarling - violin Oliver Webber - violin Mark Caudle - bass viol & cello Peter Holman - chamber organ Philippa Hyde - soprano
The Purcell Legacy
Draghi	Where art thou, God of Dreams?; Sonata in G minor
Purcell	Sonata in G minor Z780 (arr. Thurston Dart); Tell me, some pitying angel Z196
Courteville	Creep softly, purling streams (1687)
Nicola Matteis	Suite in D minor (1687)
William Croft	For rural and sincerer joys; Sonata no. 4 in B minor
Handel	Venus and Adonis HWV85 (arr. Peter Holman)
John Weldon	Suite in D minor
John Christopher Pepusch	Sonata in D major Smallcoal
Nicola Francesco Haym	‘Have mercy on me, O God’ (1716)
The Parley of Instruments, founded in 1979, takes its name from some of the earliest public concerts in the world, given in London in 1676. Its house style is consistent and well thought-out, using a combination of experimentation with historical techniques and experience. It created the first Renaissance violin consort in modern times and, with light internal construction, plain gut strings and short bows, its violins produce a more blended, viol-like sound than the more familiar Baroque models.
‘Playing of such high standard, imbued with such musicality … long may they reign’ - Early Music Review
Sponsored by Eileen Brookes & Peter Stone, Elizabeth & Archie Sains, Auriol & David Thomson

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Last revised: 19/02/2008