Early Music Day recital, Dulwich. 24 March 2024.

The Chapel of Christ of Alleyn’s College of God’s Gift
Gallery Road, Dulwich, SE21 7AD
Sunday 24 March 2024, 7:45


AFTER BACH
Andrew Benson-Wilson

Andrew’s annual Early Music Day concerts usually include music by JS Bach, reflecting the fact that Early Music Day is on 21 March, the date of Bach’s birth under the current calendar. This year Andrew is giving two Early Music recitals, with the titles of BEFORE BACH and AFTER BACH. As well as focussing on music from England, Germany and France (John Stanley, CPE Bach and Michel  Corrette) published in the years immediately following Bach’s death in 1750, the AFTER BACH recital also reflects the date of the 1760 George England organ and the rather unusual concert time of 7:45 in the evening.

AFTER BACH and AFTER DARK!

The 1760 George England organ was restored in 2009 by William Drake.
Organ details can be found here.
A link to the programme notes will eventually be posted here.

The Chapel of Christ and Alleyn’s College of God’s Gift adjoin the Dulwich Art Gallery.
Free street parking.
Admission is free, with a generous retiring collection.
Post-concert refreshments.

The first of the two linked Early Music Day recitals has the title BEFORE BACH and is on Tuesday 19 March at 1:10 in The Grosvenor Chapel.

François Couperin 350th Anniversary Concert

Christ’s Chapel of Alleyn’s College of God’s Gift in Dulwich
14 Gallery Rd, London SE21 7AD

Sunday 8 July 2018, 7.45 – 8.30

Guirlandes Alleluiatiques
François Couperin 350th Anniversary Concert

Andrew Benson-Wilson

Extracts from François Couperin’s Messe pour les Couvents, contrasted with the final cycle of Charles Tournemire’s L’Orgue Mystique, ending with the extraordinary
Fantaisie sur le Te Deum et Guirlandes Alleluiatiques.

Played on the 1760 England / 2009 William Drake organ.

Christ’s Chapel is part of Alleyn’s College of God’s Gift,
which is next to the Dulwich Art Gallery. Free street parking.
10 minutes walk from West Dulwich station.
Admission free – retiring collection.
Organ details here.

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