Concerts

A harpsichordist often works with other musicians. In my case this has been both with single artists (for example, the Danish singer and violinist Jette Rosendal), and as continuo player with choirs and orchestras, such as the European Union Chamber Orchestra, and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. As for solo work, below is a selection of the programmes I have developed over the years, and some of the concerts I have given.

Solo harpsichord programmes

The Attraction of the Grounde

English Music from the 17th century. Composers include Byrd and Purcell, and pieces concentrate on the use of the Ground Bass. This delightful and deceptively simple musical form was very popular in England, and has been used by many later composers too, including Vaughan Williams.

Dark Harpsichord Music

This memorable programme, often scheduled for the late evening, was first performed at Dartington in 1995, and much of the original music has been retained. It also became one of my most popular CDs. A continuous sequence of pieces ancient and modern, it sustains a mood of intense, mostly dark character. Composers include Couperin, Bach, Louis Andriessen and Liz Lane.

The Fantastic Harpsichord

A programme concentrating upon Fantasias. Music by François Couperin, Handel, Liz Lane, Peter Philips, and including Bach’s famous Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue.

A selection of past concerts

Wells Cathedral, Somerset, November 2015
St. Cecilia Concert by Candlelight, for Early Music Wells
The Attraction of the Ground

Purbeck Art Weeks, Dorset, May 2015
The Fantastic Harpsichord

Dillington House, Somerset, February 2015
The Attraction of the Ground

Dillington House, Somerset, March 2015
Two harpsichords on the Grand Tour: with Steven Devine

Sligo Early Music Festival (2014)
Two-harpsichord concert: Bach, Handel, Buxtehude, with Yonit Lea Kosovske

St. Michael’s Church, part of the St. Alban’s Organ Festival
Dark Harpsichord Music

Dartington International Summer School
The Attraction of the Grounde

The Lord Mayor’s Chapel, Bristol
English Music for Voice and Harpsichord, with Paul Bambrough, tenor
Masterworks by Purcell and other English composers

St. Finnbarr’s Church, part of the Fowey Summer Festival, Cornwall
The Fantastic Harpsichord

Sligo Early Music Festival (2013)
The Attraction of the Grounde