The Bach Players performed at St John’s Downshire Hill yesterday. It was varied programme. Ockeghem, Biber, Monteverdi Pergolesi & others in the lovely St Johns church at Downshire Hill at Hampstead. The Bach Players are an ensemble who do play in a particularly beautiful way. Nicolette Mooney, the leader & founder of the ensemble, performed 2 of the devilishly difficult & mystical of Biber’s mystery sonatas. The evening began with Sally Bruce singing Ockeghem’s Salve Regina offstage as it were. Sally Bruce Payne also sang some Monteverdi which I enjoyed. It was good evening. It is interesting mixing up the programme like this performing both mediaeval & renaissance music. The transition is great. Apart from anything no-one really has any idea how the music was played or sung.
Here are the photos of the ensemble taking a bow & the audience during the interval.
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