'Sweetest Bard' [Hampton]
Saturday 18 May 2024
19:00 to 21:00
Multicultural music from eighteenth-century London, reflecting the varied backgrounds of David Garrick and his friends: Huguenot [Galliard, Garrick himself]; north German [Handel, Pepusch]; African [Sancho, Bologne] and England's estabished musical traditions [Boyce, the Linley family].
Philippa Hyde - Soprano
William Summers - Baroque Flute, Recorder
Yeo Yat-Soon - Harpsichord
This concert is part of a regular series of early music performances held in the Georgian jewel of Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare [https://www.garrickstemple.org.uk], which sits by the Thames in Hampton.
Admission is always cheaper when booked in advance, and there are concessions for under-21s, students, the unemployed and volunteers at the venue. On the door, tickets cost £16 - with half price concessions for the same people.
Anyone able and willing to listen is welcome to come along, and there is no need to print this ticket as a record is kept at the front desk.
You can book tickets by clicking HERE.
THe painting is 'Interior of a Theatre', made in North Italy c.1700 - 1750, and reproduced by kind permission of the National Gallery.
Contact |
William williamjsummers@icloud.com 07949 652 315 |
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Location |
Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare, Garrick's Lawn Hampton on Thames Middlesex TW12 2EJ (view map) |
Cost | £14 in advance, £16 on the door; half price for under-21s and unemployed. |