Ensemble Hesperi

Recorders, baroque violin, baroque cello, harpsichord, highland dancer Ensemble Fee from £600 Lunchtime fee £600 (£750 with dancer)

Full fee £800 (£1,000 with dancer)

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Ensemble Hesperi is a dynamic Early Music ensemble of RCM graduates, dedicated to showcasing the infectious charm and dazzling virtuosity of 18th century music through imaginative programming and cross-art form collaboration. In 2019, the ensemble, with dancer Kathleen Gilbert, toured ‘The Pheasant’s Eye’, a project celebrating Scottish Baroque music and Highland dance, supported by Arts Council England. Among other successes, they were selected as Britten Pears Young Artists for 2020. The ensemble can provide its own excellent harpsichord for performances.

London 07895 110 469 ensemblehesperi@gmail.com SAMPLE PROGRAMMES

This collaborative programme takes listeners on a whirlwind journey into the heart of 18th century Scotland, through infectious folk melodies and new choreography from Highland dancer Kathleen Gilbert.

This instrumental programme explores the music of this colourful group of Italian and Scots composers surrounding Londonbased Scottish virtuoso cellist and publisher James Oswald.

An instrumental programme of late Baroque ‘galant’ music, exploring the charming airs and graces of a musical style which foreshadowed the playful clarity and transparency of Mozart.

EDUCATIONAL WORK Several members of the ensemble are Live Music Now musicians, and regularly deliver enjoyable interactive educational sessions in schools and residential care settings, based around Scottish music and dance.

“Ensemble Hesperi, like the jolly band of some great Laird, embody high-quality Baroque Scottish music” Andrew Connal, Brighton Latest

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