‘Preludes & Vollenteries’ VI
23rd November 2017 6 pm, St Mary Woolnoth
Nicholas Hawksmoor (1716-1727)
Peter Sheppard Skærved
Violin (Girolamo Amati 1629) Tenor Violin (Barak Norman ca.1700), Joseph Collingwood (fl. 1710 – 1725)

In the inspired architecture and astonishing acoustic of St Mary Woolnoth. 23 11 17

Louis de Caix d’Hervelois (ca.1680-1759) – Prelude XVI Premier livre de pièces de viole

Christopher Simpson (ca.1602-1669) – Minuritiones, Tyronum exercitationi (from the Division Viol)

Henry Eccles (1675-1735)-A minor Prelude

Giovanni Battista Vitali (1632-1692)-Toccata & Cappricio di Tromba (‘Partite sopra diverse Sonate’)

Nicola Matteis (fl. 1670-1713)-B flat D minor Preludio in ostinatione

Nicola Matteis (fl. 1670-1713)-B flat Phantasy, Preludio in ostinatione, Preludio a due corde

Archangelo Corelli (1653-1713) – A major & D major Preludes
Giovanni Bononcini (1670 – 1747) – D minor Prelude
George Frederick Handel (1685 – 1759) – G major Allegro (HWV407)
William Corbett (1680–1748)-A Major Prelude

‘Mr Simons’ (?) – F minor Prelude (Published John Walsh 1700)
Christopher Simpson (ca.1602-1669) – Minuritiones, Tyronum exercitationi
Giuseppe Tartini (1692 -1770) – ‘l’Arte del Violino’. Tasso. & E minor Sonata Piccola,
Judith Bingham (1952- ) – ‘Leonardo’s Mirror’ (2014)

I would like to thank the Revd. Jeremy Crossley for all the encouragement that he has given for this series. Special thanks are due to Ben Hebbert for the enlightenment that he offers into the musicians and instruments of this period, and to John Pughe for historical and genealogical insights.

The next concerts will be at 6pm, 16th January (St Mary-at-Hill), 26th January (St Anne and St Agnes). For more information: www.peter-sheppard-skaerved.com