~ ENGAGEMENTS ~
2026
6-8 January: Chapel of Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Recording Sessions
J.S. Bach - The Six French Suites, BWV 812-817
Andrew Arthur: Harpsichord
23 January: The Auditorium, Pembroke College, Cambridge
GEORGIAN DIALOGUES
F. Geminiani - Adagio from Sonata in D, Op. 4, No. 1
G.F. Handel - Sonata in G minor, HWV 364
E. Gambarini - Minuet & variations in A, Op. 2
F. Geminiani - Sonata in A minor, Op. 4, No. 5
P. Hellendaal - Adagio from Sonata in G, Op. 4, No. 2
M. Festing - Sonata No. 6 in G minor, Op. 7, No. 6
P. Hellendaal - Sonata No. 2 in A major from ’The Cambridge Sonatas'
M. Festing - Sonata in B minor, Op. 7, No. 1
G.F. Handel - Affetuoso & Allegro from Sonata in D major, HWV 371
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Baroque Violin: Rachel Stroud
Harpsichord: Andrew Arthur
7 February: Trinity Hall, Cambridge
G.F. Handel - Gloria in excelsis Deo
A. Corelli - Sonata in D for Trumpet, Strings & Continuo
J. Rosenmüller - Sonata VII a 4
J.S. Bach - Cantata 'Jauchzet Gott, in allen Landen', BWV 51
Orpheus Britannicus
Soprano: Philippa Hyde: Baroque Trumpet: Robert Farley
Director / Organ / Harpsichord: Andrew Arthur
7 March: Edington Arts, The Priory Church, Edington, Wiltshire
BACH DIALOGUES
Sonata in G major for Violin & Continuo, BWV 1021
Sonata in D major for Violin & Obbligato harpsichord (after BWV 529), arr. Dr Francis Knights
French Suite No. 3 in B minor for solo harpsichord, BWV 814
Sonata No. 4 in C minor for Violin & Obbligato Harpsichord, BWV 1017
Sonata No. 6 in G major for Violin & Obbligato Harpsichord, BWV 1019
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Baroque Violin: Rachel Stroud
Harpsichord: Andrew Arthur
14 March: The Apex, Bury St Edmunds
G.F. Handel - Coronation Anthems
G.F. Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks
G.F. Handel - Overture to 'Solomon'
G.F. Handel - The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
G.F. Handel - Praise the Lord with Harp & Tongue
H. Purcell - I was glad
Bury Bach Choir
The Geldart Ensemble (Organ Continuo)
Conductor: Benedict Collins Rice
15 March: Chapel of Trinity Hall, Cambridge
M. Duruflé - Requiem, Op. 9
Chapel Choir of Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Organ: Jack Heron, Bern Mercado & Alex Pott
Mezzo-Soprano: Helena Cooke; Bariton: Richard Latham
Violoncello: Thomas Wraith
Conductor: Andrew Arthur
21 March: The Auditorium, Pembroke College, Cambridge
50th Anniversary celebration of David Munrow
H. Purcell - Suite from The Fairy Queen
H. Purcell - Ode: Come ye sons of art
The Geldart Ensemble (Harpsichord Continuo)
Director: Rachel Stroud
26 March: Cadogan Hall, London
J.S. Bach - St Matthew Passion, BWV 244
City of London Choir
The Hanover Band (Organ Continuo I & II)
Simon Wall - Evangelist; Richard Latham - Christus
Rachel Nicholls - Soprano; Bernadette Johns - Mezzo-Soprano
Maximilian Lawrie - Tenor; Charles Cunliffe - Baritone
The Schola Cantorum of King's College, Cambridge
Conductor: Daniel Hyde
~ CONCERT TOUR OF ROME, ITALY ~
22 April: Oratorio di San Francesco del Caravita, Rome
Recital of Sacred Choral & Organ Music
featuring works by
Batten, Tallis, Gibbons, Pitoni, Greene, Rossini,
Duruflé, Harris, Wood & Rodney Bennett
Chapel Choir of Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Organ Scholars: Jack Heron & Bernado Mercado
Conductor: Andrew Arthur
23 April: Church of All Saints, Rome
Recital of Sacred Choral & Organ Music
featuring works by
Tallis, Gibbons, Pitoni, Greene, Fauré, Franck, Rossini,
Duruflé, Harris, Howells, Wood & Rodney Bennett
Chapel Choir of Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Organ Scholars: Jack Heron & Bernado Mercado
Conductor: Andrew Arthur
24 April: Church of St Paul's within the Walls, Rome
Recital of Sacred Choral & Organ Music
featuring works by
Tallis, Gibbons, Pitoni, Greene, Fauré, Franck, Rossini,
Duruflé, Harris, Howells, Wood & Rodney Bennett
Chapel Choir of Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Organ Scholars: Jack Heron & Bernado Mercado
Conductor: Andrew Arthur
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2 May: Chapel of Trinity Hall, Cambridge
GEORGIAN DIALOGUES
English Sonatas from the time of Handel
F. Geminiani - Adagio from Sonata in D, Op. 4, No. 1
G. Agus - Sonata in Bb, Op. 2, No. 2
M. Festing - Sonata No. 6 in G minor, Op. 7, No. 6
E. Gambarini - Minuet & variations in A, Op. 2
F. Geminiani - Sonata in A minor, Op. 4, No. 5
P. Hellendaal - Sonata No. 2 in A major from ’The Cambridge Sonatas'
G.F. Handel - Affetuoso & Allegro from Sonata in D major, HWV 371
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Baroque Violin: Rachel Stroud
Harpsichord: Andrew Arthur
~ CARMEL BACH FESTIVAL, CALIFORNIA ~
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6 July: Church of All Saints, Carmel
J. Dowland - Lachrimae
H. Purcell - 'Britain, Thou Now Art Great' (from 'Why Are All the Muses Mute')
H. Purcell - O Solitude
H. Purcell - 'By Beauteous Softness' (from 'Now Does the Glorious Day Appear')
H. Purcell - Chaconne from 'Gordian Knot Untied'
J. Blow - 'So Ceased the Rival Crew' from 'An Ode on the Death of Mr Henry Purcell'
J. Blow - Go, Perjured Man
C. Morelli - Phoebus, Beloved By Men
G.F. Handel - Sinfonia from The Choice of Hercules
G.F. Handel - Yet Can I Hear That Dulcet Lay
T. Arne - Sweetest Bard
C.I. Sancho - Minuets and Dances
C.I. Sancho - Friendship, Source of Joy Divine
C.I. Sancho - Minuets and Dances
C.I. Sancho - The Complaint
C.I. Sancho - Minuets and Dances
C.I. Sancho - Sweetest Bard
J. Woody - Ain't You My Child
Members of the Festival Orchestra (Organ & Harpsichord Continuo)
Solo Countertenor: Reginald Mobley
13 & 20 July: Carmel Mission Basilica
Organ Recital of works by J.S. Bach, H. Scheidemann & G. Böhm
J.S. Bach - Fantasia Super: ‘Komm, Heiliger Geist’, BWV 651
J.S. Bach - Meine Seele, erhebt den Herren, BWV 648
J.S. Bach - Fuga Sopra il Magnificat, BWV 733
H. Scheidemann - Magnificat VI. Toni
J.S. Bach - Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 737
G. Böhm - Vater unser im Himmelreich
J.S. Bach - Ciacona in d, BWV 1178
J.S. Bach - Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
Organ: Andrew Arthur
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13 & 20 July: Sunset Cultural Center, Carmel
G.F. Handel - Suite in F from the Water Music
A. Vivaldi - Le Quattro Stagioni
Members of the Festival Orchestra (Harpsichord & Organ Continuo)
Director/Violin: Peter Hanson
15 & 22 July, Sunset Cultural Center, Carmel
J.S. Bach - Sonata No. 1 in G major for Viola da gamba & Obbligato Harpsichord, BWV 1027
J.S. Bach - French Suite No. 1 for solo harpsichord in D minor, BWV 812
D. Buxtehude - Sonata No. 3 in A minor for Violin, Viola da gamba & Harpsichord, BuxWV 254
J.S. Bach - Sonata No. 2 in A major for Violin & Obbligato Harpsichord, BWV 1015
Cristina Zacharias - Violin
Eva Lymenstull - Viola da gamba
Andrew Arthur - Harpsichord
15 & 22 July: Sunset Cultural Center, Carmel
J.S. Bach - Cantata 'Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot', BWV 39
J.S. Bach - Cantata 'Herr, gehe nict ins Gericht', BWV 105
A. Lotti - Missa Sapientiae
Members of the Festival Orchestra (Organ Continuo)
Director: Andrew Megill
17 & 24 July: Church of All Saints, Carmel
J.S. Bach - Cantata 'Christ unser Herr, zum Jordan kam', BWV 7
J.S. Bach - Cantata 'Es wartet alles auf dich', BWV 187
Festival Soloists & Members of Festival Orchestra
Director / Organ: Andrew Arthur
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23 July: Cathedral of Monterey
G.F. Handel - Concerto for Organ in G minor, Op. 4, No. 1
J. Rosenmüller - Sonata II in E minor
H. Purcell - Three parts upon a Ground in D
J. Schmelzer - Sonata Seconda in d (1644)
G.F> Handel - Concerto for Organ in F major, HWV 295 'The Cuckoo & the Nightingale'
Members of the Festival Orchestra
Director: Andrew Arthur
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25 July: Sunset Cultural Center, Carmel
Best of the Fest!
Festival Soloists, Orchestra, Chorale & Chorus
Directors: Grete Pedersen, Andrew Megill, Peter Hanson & Andrew Arthur
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