The London Handel Players

Adrian Butterfield, violin/director
Rachel Brown, flute
Katherine Sharman, cello
Laurence Cummings, harpsichord

Friday, January 27, 2012 - 7:30 p.m.
Church of St. Bartholomew, 125 MacKay Street

The London Handel Players bring together some of the finest specialist players of the music of Handel and his contemporaries. Since making their debut at Handel’s parish church, St. George’s Hanover Square in London, as part of the London Handel Festival 2000, they have thrilled audiences across the world with their performances and recordings. The Players are directed from the violin by Adrian Butterfield, with the harpsichordist Laurence Cummings – two of the directors of the London Handel Festival, a vital part of London’s musical scene since 1978. The London Handel Players are the principals of the London Handel Orchestra which accompanies the major performances of Handel operas and oratorios during the Festival, and which has performed throughout the UK and abroad, including the Oslo Church Music Festival in Norway.

Program:

“An Evening at the Palace of Reason”
– celebrating the tercentenary of the birth of Frederick the Great

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-88)
Trio Sonata in A major - Wq146

Frederick the Great (1712-86)
Flute Sonata in C major

Franz Benda (1709-86)
Violin Sonata in E flat major

J.J. Quantz (1697-1773)
Flute Sonata in B flat major No.275.

J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Trio Sonata from The Musical Offering BWV1079

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The reception will feature the fine landscape and architectural photography of:
 
David Clendenning

Ars Nova is pleased to present the extraordinary culturescape and landscape photography of David Clendenning. His photography will be on display during the reception following the concert on Friday, January 27, 2012.
 
David’s journeys have taken him to many areas of outstanding beauty and historic significance in Canada, Europe, Asia/Pacific and the United States. His powerful images capture different and compelling views of architectures, world-renowned gardens, natural attractions and diverse scenery.

His original works are held in public and corporate collections in Canada and abroad. David Clendenning lives and works in Ottawa, Ontario.