A Purcell Pageant

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St John the Baptist Church, WimbledonSpencer Hill, London, Greater London, SW19 4NZ, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Festival: Wimbledon International Music Festival

Programme

Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	Celebrate this festival, Z 321 (Symphony and Opening Chorus)
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	Oedipus: Music for a While, Z 583 no.2
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	Birthday ode for Queen Mary / Come ye sons of art, away, Z323
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	Dido and Aeneas

Performers

The Academy Choir Wimbledon
Academy Baroque Orchestra
Andrew Edwards	Conductor
Robin Blaze	Countertenor
James Bowman	Countertenor
Susan Bickley	Soprano	Dido
Malin Christensson	Soprano	Belinda
Njabulo Madlala	Baritone	Aeneas
Tom Emlyn Williams	Tenor	Sailor

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Jubilant celebrations of Purcell in Wimbledon

Billie Hylton, 10th November

The International Wimbledon Music Festival is only in its fourth year, and yet it has world-class musicians coming to perform in SW19. The standard of music making on this opening night was second to none, and the quality matched that of some of London’s biggest venues.

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