William Shield Festival | Friday
Events List
Friday 18th October 2024 | 1:00 pm to 8:30 pm
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Friday 18th October
Gordon Dixon | Image provided by promotor
1:00pm | £5.00
Gordon Dixon (cello) Davina Halford-MacLeod (Contralto) and John Treherne (harpsichord)
The celebrated cellist, Gordon Dixon, makes a welcome return to the festival, performing sonatas by J. B. Breval (1756 – 1825). Breval, a Parisian cellist, was a contemporary of William Shield and was noted for sonatas which are vibrant and melodious. He will be joined by Davina Halford-MacLeod, a gifted young singer who is studying at Newcastle University’s International Centre for Music Studies.
AmandaBabbington | Image provided by promotor
7:30pm | Music for the French Kings | £10.00
Amanda Babington (musette, violin, recorder) and David Smith (harpsichord, recorder) present a varied and entertaining programme of music which would have entertained the French monarchs a couple of generations before the time of William Shield. The musette is a sophisticated type of bagpipe which came into popularity in court circles during and after the time of Louis XIV, who died in 1715
A LIVE Lit & Phil Event | Prices vary
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