Event listing: Orchestra of the Age of enlightenment | St George's Bristol | Fri 23 May 2014 at 19:30

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St George's BristolGreat George Street, Bristol, South-West, BS1 5RR, United Kingdom

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Programme

Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713)	Concerto grosso in D major, Op.6 no.1
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)	Sinfonia for strings in B minor, RV 169 "Sinfonia al Santo Sepolcro"
Beamish, Sally (b. 1956)	Spinal Chords
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)	Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV1041
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)	Concerto Grosso in A major, Op.6 No.11, HWV 329

Performers

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Matthew Truscott	Director, Violin
Juliet Stevenson	Narrator

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