Kilkenny Arts Festival 2023
Programme I; Bach, Purcell & Clérambault
BOOK TICKETS: Camerata Kilkenny | Kilkenny Arts Festival | 10 - 20 August 2023
11 August 2023. 1pm
St John's Priory
€20/€18
60 mins approx.
Since its debut at the Festival in 1999, Camerata Kilkenny has performed all over the world, working with leading international singers and musicians like tenor John Elwes, soprano Julia Doyle and violinist Bojan Čičić. This year, the acclaimed ensemble returns to the Festival for the first time since 2016 to present a pair of lunchtime concerts in St John’s. Joined by leading soprano Zoë Brookshaw, the ensemble performs a range of songs and sonatas from the great baroque composers. This first concert features Purcell and Bach.
Programme 1
Johann Sebastian Bach Trio Sonata in G Major, BWV 1038
Henry Purcell ‘O let me weep’ ('The Plaint' from The Fairy Queen, Z629)
Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata in E minor for flute and continuo, BWV 1034
Louis-Nicolas Clérambault Orphée: cantata for soprano, flute, violin and basso continuo
Performers
Zoë Brookshaw soprano
Rachel Beckett flute
Sarah Groser viola da gamba
Maya Homburger violin
Malcolm Proud harpsichord
Programme I; Bach, Purcell & Clérambault
BOOK TICKETS: Camerata Kilkenny | Kilkenny Arts Festival | 10 - 20 August 2023
11 August 2023. 1pm
St John's Priory
€20/€18
60 mins approx.
Since its debut at the Festival in 1999, Camerata Kilkenny has performed all over the world, working with leading international singers and musicians like tenor John Elwes, soprano Julia Doyle and violinist Bojan Čičić. This year, the acclaimed ensemble returns to the Festival for the first time since 2016 to present a pair of lunchtime concerts in St John’s. Joined by leading soprano Zoë Brookshaw, the ensemble performs a range of songs and sonatas from the great baroque composers. This first concert features Purcell and Bach.
Programme 1
Johann Sebastian Bach Trio Sonata in G Major, BWV 1038
Henry Purcell ‘O let me weep’ ('The Plaint' from The Fairy Queen, Z629)
Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata in E minor for flute and continuo, BWV 1034
Louis-Nicolas Clérambault Orphée: cantata for soprano, flute, violin and basso continuo
Performers
Zoë Brookshaw soprano
Rachel Beckett flute
Sarah Groser viola da gamba
Maya Homburger violin
Malcolm Proud harpsichord
Kilkenny Arts Festival 2023
Concert 2; Bach, Purcell, Couperin & Franz Biber
BOOK TICKETS: Camerata Kilkenny | Kilkenny Arts Festival | 10 - 20 August 2023
12 August 2023, 1pm
St John's Priory
€20/€18
60 mins approx.
Since its debut at the Festival in 1999, Camerata Kilkenny has performed all over the world, working with leading international singers and musicians like tenor John Elwes, soprano Julia Doyle and violinist Bojan Čičić. This year, the acclaimed ensemble returns to the Festival for the first time since 2016 to present a pair of lunchtime concerts in St John’s. Joined by leading soprano Zoë Brookshaw, the ensemble performs a range of songs and sonatas from of the great baroque composers. This second concert features Purcell, Couperin, Biber and Bach.
Programme II
Johann Sebastian Bach Trio Sonata in C minor from the Musical Offering, BWV 1079
Henry Purcell ‘Sweeter than roses’, Z585
Henry Purcell ‘Lord, what is man?’, Z192
François Couperin La Favorite: Chaconne a deux temps
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber Passacaglia in G minor ‘Guardian Angel’ for solo violin
Johann Sebastian Bach ‘Höchster was ich habe’ (Cantata BWV 39)
Johann Sebastian Bach ‘Auch mit degämpften, schwachen stimmen’ (Cantata BWV 36)
Johann Sebastian Bach ‘Ei! Wie schmeckt der kaffee suße’ (The ‘Coffee’ Cantata BWV 211)
Performers
Zoë Brookshaw soprano
Rachel Beckett flute
Sarah Groser viola da gamba
Maya Homburger violin
Malcolm Proud harpsichord
Concert 2; Bach, Purcell, Couperin & Franz Biber
BOOK TICKETS: Camerata Kilkenny | Kilkenny Arts Festival | 10 - 20 August 2023
12 August 2023, 1pm
St John's Priory
€20/€18
60 mins approx.
Since its debut at the Festival in 1999, Camerata Kilkenny has performed all over the world, working with leading international singers and musicians like tenor John Elwes, soprano Julia Doyle and violinist Bojan Čičić. This year, the acclaimed ensemble returns to the Festival for the first time since 2016 to present a pair of lunchtime concerts in St John’s. Joined by leading soprano Zoë Brookshaw, the ensemble performs a range of songs and sonatas from of the great baroque composers. This second concert features Purcell, Couperin, Biber and Bach.
Programme II
Johann Sebastian Bach Trio Sonata in C minor from the Musical Offering, BWV 1079
Henry Purcell ‘Sweeter than roses’, Z585
Henry Purcell ‘Lord, what is man?’, Z192
François Couperin La Favorite: Chaconne a deux temps
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber Passacaglia in G minor ‘Guardian Angel’ for solo violin
Johann Sebastian Bach ‘Höchster was ich habe’ (Cantata BWV 39)
Johann Sebastian Bach ‘Auch mit degämpften, schwachen stimmen’ (Cantata BWV 36)
Johann Sebastian Bach ‘Ei! Wie schmeckt der kaffee suße’ (The ‘Coffee’ Cantata BWV 211)
Performers
Zoë Brookshaw soprano
Rachel Beckett flute
Sarah Groser viola da gamba
Maya Homburger violin
Malcolm Proud harpsichord
