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600 Years!

Hildegard to Haydn

600 Years!

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600 years! Hildegard to Haydn showcases a wide and exciting variety of instruments, composers and styles, (think rebec, gittern/medieval lute/recorders /medieval flutes/percussion/voice/theorbo/crumhorns/ renaissance lute/recorders, renaissance & Baroque flutes/ viols) all carefully researched and arranged, to provide an accessible journey through the changes and developments of music and instruments across 600 years!

We speak to our audiences throughout our concerts, keeping our performances inclusive and interactive - including a game of ‘instrument’ bingo! Composers will include Hildegard von Bingen, Isaac, Alfonso X of Castile, Machaut, Dalza, Schlick, Attaignant, Susato, Cima, Simpson, de la Barre, Telemann, and Haydn.

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  • date Fri 31 January 2025
  • location St Mary's Church, Lower Heyford
  • time 7:30pm
  • ticket £15, free for u18s
  • 3 other performances

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600 years! Hildegard to Haydn showcases a wide and exciting variety of instruments, composers and styles, (think rebec, gittern/medieval lute/recorders /medieval flutes/percussion/voice/theorbo/crumhorns/ renaissance lute/recorders, renaissance & Baroque flutes/ viols) all carefully researched and arranged, to provide an accessible journey through the changes and developments of music and instruments across 600 years!

We speak to our audiences throughout our concerts, keeping our performances inclusive and interactive - including a game of ‘instrument’ bingo! Composers will include Hildegard von Bingen, Isaac, Alfonso X of Castile, Machaut, Dalza, Schlick, Attaignant, Susato, Cima, Simpson, de la Barre, Telemann, and Haydn.

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Location

St Mary's Church, Lower Heyford
Lower Heyford, Oxfordshire, OX25 5NZ

Other performances

In addition to the performance listed above, this concert will also be performed as follows:

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