The Vauxhall Band

Continuo Foundation grantee
Supported by Continuo Foundation
The Vauxhall Band is a collective of musicians dedicated to performing a wealth of original and unique 18th and 19th century repertoire on period instruments.
The ensemble is a revival of the name which the group of musicians who played at Vauxhall Gardens were referred to historically.
Based on the findings of an ongoing research project, with a focus on music in London, concert programmes are inspired by music which was performed in a variety of social and cultural contexts: from Pleasure Gardens such as Vauxhall, Ranelagh, and Marylebone, to the West End theatres and concert rooms.
Bringing together leading period instrument specialists and historic dance experts, performing rare and largely unrepresented repertoire, The Vauxhall Band are here to showcase and reaffirm this once-popular glorious music.
Recent concerts include St Cecilia’s Hall Edinburgh, Lewes Baroquefest and the Tea House Theatre, Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, a concert with historic dance experts Mary Collins and Steven Player, plus education masterclasses and workshops at the Classical Vauxhall festival, Royal College of Music, Royal Academy of Music and Graveney School, Tooting.
Musicians
- Laura PirasFlute
- Joel RaymondOboe, Recorder
- jorge jimenezViolin
- David WrightOrgan, Harpsichord, Fortepiano
- Anna BrighamViolin, Viola
- Clifton Harrison1Viola, Strings
- Henrik PerssonCello, Viola da Gamba
- Davina ClarkeViolin
- Katherine SpencerWoodwind, Clarinet
- Sarah ThurlowClarinet
- Chris RawleyBassoon
- Oonagh Lee
- Richard Bayliss
- Alice Kingham
- Fiona Mitchell
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Concerts

Garden Folk
Tue 1 April 2025
The Charterhouse
1:00pm
£20
London Handel Festival

Mozart's Requiem
Sun 6 April 2025
St Philip's Church, London
6:30pm
Free with donations welcome
The Vauxhall Band Basset Horn Trio
Sun 6 July 2025
Hampstead Lane, London
6:30pm
A suggested donation of £30 per ticket
Salon Music Supper Concert
Past programmes

The Eighteenth-Century London Flautist
Wed 21 August 2024
St Cecilia's Hall, Edinburgh
3:00pm
£15 (£12 concession, £5 under-18s)
St Cecilia's Hall
- ➕2 other performances

Highgate Salon Concert & Supper
Mon 8 April 2024
Hampstead Lane, Highgate
6:30pm
£30 (Including supper)
Salon Music

Historic Dance Workshop
Sat 2 March 2024
Montgomery Hall, London
3:00pm
£5 + booking fee
Classical Vauxhall
- ➕1 other performance

The Vauxhall Band Basset Horn Trio
Sat 9 September 2023
Tea House Theatre, London
7:30pm
£20
- ➕3 other performances

From the Pleasure Gardens to the Theatres
Sat 18 February 2023
St Mary-at-Hill, London
7:00pm
Full Price - £20 | Concessions - £17 | Under 25's - £5