Music In Dumfries Presents: FLORILEGIUM flute and stringsThursday 16
June 2022 7.30 pm at The Crichton Church, Bankend Road,
Dumfries. FlorilegiumRegular performances in some of the world’s
most prestigious venues have confirmed Florilegium’s status as one
of Britain’s most outstanding period instrument ensembles. Since
their formation in 1991 they have established a reputation for stylish
and exciting interpretations, from intimate chamber works to
large-scale orchestral and choral repertoire, working as an
instrumental ensemble and also in collaboration with some outstanding
solo singers and choirs.Concert venues have included Sydney Opera
House, Esplanade (Singapore), Teatro Colon (Buenos Aires),
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Konzerthaus (Vienna), Beethoven-Haus
(Bonn), Handel-Haus (Halle) and Frick Collection (New York). Among the
numerous residencies Florilegium have held was Ensemble-in-Residence
at London’s Wigmore Hall from 1998 to 2000, performing several
series of concerts each year and becoming actively involved in the
Hall’s education work. Since September 2008 they have been Ensemble
in Association at the Royal College of Music, working regularly each
term with students on both period and modern instruments in the area
of baroque chamber music.Florilegium’s recordings for Channel
Classics have been awarded many prizes including two Gramophone Award
nominations, three BBC Music Magazine awards, numerous Editor’s
Choice from Gramophone, and half a dozen Diapasons d’Or and Chocs de
la Musique in France, and their Bach Cantatas disc with Johannette
Zomer was awarded an Edison Award, Dutch music’s most prestigious
prize. In 2014 their 25th recording of the complete Bach Brandenburg
Concertos was awarded a Dutch Luister 10 Award, Classical CD Choice CD
of the Month and was Classic FM Featured Album. They have followed
this award-winning release with a recording of Telemann: Concertos &
Cantata ‘Ihr Völker hört’ with the mezzo soprano Clare
Wilkinson. This CD received Gramophone’s “Editor’s Choice” and
was shortlisted in the Gramophone annual awards in the category best
baroque chamber music CD. It was voted “Recording of the Month”
for BBC Music Magazine. More recent CDs include Handel’s German
Arias and Trio Sonatas with the Canadian soprano Gillian Keith, and
two further double CDs of Telemann’s Essercizii Musici and music
from the Court of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia. This most
recent CD was inspired by James Gaines’s novel “An Evening in the
Palace of Reason” and includes music by CPEBach Quantz, Graun,
Benda, Fasch and Muthel.PROGRAMMEHaydn – Symphony No.101 “The
Clock” (arr. Salomon)Mozart – Flute Quartet in D major K285Haydn
– Symphony No.94 “Surprise” (arr. Salomon)Haydn – Symphony
No.104 “London” (arr. Salomon) Tickets Adult: £15.00 , Students
£5 with a student card, FREE for schoolchildren
