Join Manchester Baroque as we reconstruct an original concert programme that took place in our city on 14th May 1745. 'Musick' in Manchester is based on original research by our Artistic Director Dr Pauline Nobes, who discovered a transcript of sixteen subscription concert programmes which took place in Manchester between November 2nd 1744 and August 20th 1745. We have been working our way through reconstructing these concerts since Manchester Baroque formed, so join us on our next instalment!

We bring Manchester’s rich archives of music to life, performing on period instruments in Manchester’s only surviving 18th Century Church. Highlights of the programme include Corelli’s Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.7, Overtures and Arias from Handel’s Operas Alexander the Great and Admetus, and Handel’s celebrated Water Music.

Performers
Manchester Baroque - performing on period instruments
Jane Burnell - Soprano
David Francis - Harpsichord
Pauline Nobes - Violin
Martyn Shaw - Flute

Programme
Overture to Alexander the Great - arrangement by Handel for solo harpsichord - George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Flute Concerto in G Major - Johann Hasse (1699-1783)
’Endless pleasure, endless love’ from Semele- Handel
Harpsichord Concerto Op.1/1 in C major (Johnson, [1744]) - William Felton
Trio Sonata in G Major (Young, [1726]) - John Humphries
Interval
Overture to Admetus - Handel
‘Luci care, addio posate’ from Admetus (1726) - Handel
Concerto Grosso in D Major, Op. 6/7 - Arcangelo Corelli (1653 – 1713)
Violin Sonata in A Minor, Op. 3/1 - Michele Mascitti (c.1664 – c.1760)
Water Music Suite (1730) - Handel