c. Dan Joy

BF1 Solomon’s Knot

James Garnon & Holly Atkins actors*

Bath BachFest

Thu 19 Feb ’26 19:00 - 21:30

Thu 19 Feb ’26

19:00 - 21:30

Thu 19 Feb ’26

Doors open

18:30

Start

19:00

Approx. end

21:30

St Mary's Church, Bathwick, BA2 4EB

Tickets
Tickets from £17

George Jeffreys & the Birth of the English Baroque

This performance will start with an introduction to our new Artistic Director, Adrian Brendel, followed by a discussion about tonight’s performance with writer, composer and broadcaster Michael Berkeley, Solomon’s Knot Artistic Director, Jonathan Sells and the writer/director of this evening’s performance, Federay Holmes.

A fascinating programme of discovery and connection. George Jeffreys (c.1610–1685) lived between the great composers William Byrd and Henry Purcell, navigating the upheavals of the English Civil War. Organist to Charles I, he immersed himself in Italian madrigals, blending their expressiveness with Anglican intensity. His contemporary William Lawes can lay a claim to writing the earliest known chamber music, profoundly influencing the next generations of composers, including Purcell himself, through his bold and elaborate style.

Programme

Byrd O Lord, turn Thy wrath away from us
Jeffreys How wretched is the state you are all in; Felice Pastorella; A Music Strange
Lawes Royal Consort, Sett 4: Pavan
Jeffreys O quam jucundum; Heu, me miseram!; In the midst of life; Whisper it easily
Purcell Trio Sonata No 1 in G minor Z 790

This concert is followed by the Bath Bachfest Supper at The Bird, Bath.

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