LONDON HANDEL PLAYERS
Future and Recent dates include:
2024
Wigmore Hall, London W1
Programme: Bach Cantatas
Adrian Butterfield, director
October 1st, 2024, 7.30pm
Wigmore Hall, London W1
Programme: Handel and Vivaldi
Alexander Chance, alto
Adrian Butterfield, director
July 7th, 2024, 7.30pm
Winchelsea Arts, Winchelsea, East Sussex
Programme: Handel and Vivaldi
Alexander Chance, alto
Adrian Butterfield, director
July 6th, 2024, 7.30pm
Bordeaux Festival
Programme: tbc
June 28th & 29th, 2024
Tilford Bach Festival, All Saints' Church, Tilford, Surrey
Programme: JS Bach Coffee and Peasant Cantatas
Adrian Butterfield, director
June 16th, 2024
Tilford Bach Festival, All Saints' Church, Tilford, Surrey
Programme: JS Bach St. John Passion
Adrian Butterfield, director
June 15th, 2024, 7.30pm
Beverley Early Music Festival
Programme: Barbaric Beauty
May 26th 2024, 3pm
HHH Concerts, St. Christopher's Church, Haslemere, Surrey
Programme: Concertos by JS Bach, Handel, Telemann and Vivaldi
May 3rd, 2024, 7.30pm
Wingham International Concert Series, St. Mary the Virgin Church, Wingham, Kent
Programme: Handel at Home
April 7th, 2024, 3pm
Winchfield Festival, St. John's Church, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire
Programme: JS Bach St. John Passion
Nicholas Mulroy, Evangelist, Jerome Knox, Jesus
Adrian Butterfield, director
March 30th , 2024, 7pm
Wigmore Hall, London W1
Programme: Multi-instrument concertos by Bach, Telemann and Vivaldi
Andreas Helm, oboe, Rachel Brown, flute and recorder, Rachel Byrt, viola, Gavin Kibble, viola da gamba, Sarah McMahon, cello, Silas Wollston, harpsichord
Adrian Butterfield, director
March 1st, 2024, 7.30pm
Southend Concert Series, Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend SS2 6ER
Programme: Pearls of the Baroque - Bach, Handel, Telemann, Leclair, Fasch, Quantz
February 16th, 2024, 8pm
Penrith Concert Club, Penrith Methodist Church
Programme: Pearls of the Baroque - Bach, Handel, Telemann, Leclair, Fasch, Quantz
January 22nd, 2024, 7.30pm
Georgian Concert Society, St. Andrew's and St. George's West Church, Edinburgh
Programme: Pearls of the Baroque - Bach, Handel, Telemann, Corelli, Quantz
January 20th, 2024, 7.30pm
2023
Wigmore Hall, London W1
Programme: JS Bach Christmas Cantatas BWV 132, 151, 191 and Magnificat
Anna Dennis, soprano, Hilary Cronin, soprano, Daniel Taylor, alto, Charles Daniels, tenor, Jerome Knox, bass,
Adrian Butterfield, director
December 18th, 2023, 7.30pm
Hellens Manor, Herefordshire
Programme: A Baroque Christmas
December 12th, 2023 7.30pm
Seaton Music, Devon
Programme: A Baroque Christmas
December 7th, 2023 7.30pm
Oxford Chamber Music Society, Holywell Music Room, Oxford
Programme: Telemann, Leclair, Bach, Rameau, Duphly, Marais, Handel
December 3rd 2023 3pm
London Handel Festival, St. George's, Hanover Square, London W1
Programme: Total Eclipse, Handel at Home CD launch
October 25th, 2023 7pm
Benjamin Britten Gala, Wigmore Hall, London W1
Programme: Purcell Abdelazer Suite
October 6th, 2023, 7pm
Music at Crosby Hall, near Liverpool
Programme: Telemann, Leclair, Bach, Rameau, Quantz, Scarlatti, Handel
July 1st & 2nd, 2023, 6pm
71st Tilford Bach Festival, All Saints' Church, Tilford, Surrey
Programme: Concertos by CPE Bach, Telemann, Vivaldi & Handel
Adrian Butterfield, violin, Rachel Brown, flute, Rachel Byrt, viola, Silas Wollston, organ, Gavin Kibble, cello
June 16th, 2023
Imperial College Concert Series, Holy Trinity Church, Prince Consort Road, London SW7
Programme: Handel German arias and Quantz
Julia Doyle, soprano
June 13th, 2023, 5.45pm
CSO ADA, Ankara, Turkey
Programme: Barbaric Beauty
June 9th, 2023, 8pm
St. John the Baptist, Loughton, Essex
Recording sessions
May 16th-18th, 2023
The Portico of Ards, Portaferry, County Down, Northern Ireland
Programme: Barbaric Beauty
May 13th, 2023, 7.30pm
Temple Church, London EC4Y 7BB
Choir of HM Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace
Programme: Coronation Music
May 12th 2023, 7.30pm
Westlands Main Hall, Yeovil, Somerset
Programme: Virtuoso concertos by Telemann, Vivaldi, Handel, JS Bach
May 2nd, 2023, 7.30pm
Music at Beaulieu, Beaulieu Abbey Church, Hampshire
Programme: 'Pearls of the Baroque' including Bach, Fasch, Vivaldi, Quantz, Telemann, Handel and Scarlatti
April 29th, 2023
Milverton Concert Society, Milverton Parish Church, Somerset
Programme: 'Pearls of the Baroque' including Bach, Fasch, Vivaldi, Quantz, Telemann, Handel and Scarlatti
April 28th, 2023, 7.30pm
Wigmore Hall, London W1
Programme: JS Bach Eastertide Cantatas BWV 4, 78 & 131 and Quantz Flute Concerto No.256
Rowan Pierce, soprano, Daniel Taylor, alto, Charles Daniels, tenor, Jerome Knox, bass, Rachel Brown, flute
Adrian Butterfield, director
April 5th, 2023, 7.30pm
Wingham International Concert Series, St. Mary the Virgin Church, Wingham, Kent
Programme: JS Bach Eastertide Cantatas BWV 4, 78 & 131 and Quantz Flute Concerto No.256
Rowan Pierce, soprano, Daniel Taylor, alto, Charles Daniels, tenor, Jerome Knox, bass, Rachel Brown, flute
Adrian Butterfield, director
April 4th, 2023, 7.30pm
Hellens Manor Weekend, Herefordshire
Programmes: 'Barbaric Beauty' & 'Pearls of the Baroque'
February 18th & 19th 2023
2022
Tour of USA
Christ Church Grosse Point, Michigan, 16th December
Seligman Performing Arts Center, Beverley Hills, Detroit, Michigan, 17th December
Younes & Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts, California State University, Los Angeles, California, 18th December
Programme: A Baroque Christmas
December 15-18, 2022
Tour of Spain
Teatro Principal de Alicante, 7th December
Teatro Gayarre, Pamplona, 12th December
Teatro de la Filharmónica, Bilbao, 13th December
Programme: Virtuoso Concertos by Bach, Handel, Telemann and Vivaldi
December 7-13, 2022
Foundling Museum, London
Programme: A Baroque Christmas
December 2nd, 2022 6.30pm
Montreal Bach Festival, Salle Bourgie, Montreal, Canada
Programme: German Geniuses, Bach and Handel
November 21st, 2022, 7.30pm
Private concert, Toronto, Canada
Programme: German Geniuses, Bach and Handel
November 20th, 2022, 7pm
Canterbury Music Club/Canterbury Festival
Colyer-Fergusson Building, University of Kent
Programme: Baroque Dance - Fit for a King
with Mary Collins and Steven Player
October 23rd, 2022, 4pm
St. John's, Smith Square SW1
Programme: Baroque Dance - At Their Majesties' Pleasure
with Mary Collins and Steven Player
October 19th, 2022, 7.30pm
CANCELLED
Soirées Rouges, St. Giles', Camberwell
Programme: Lully, Couperin, Marias, Leclair and Telemann
July 17th, 2022, 6pm
Orford Music Festival, Abbaye Saint-Benoît du Lac, Québec, Canada
Programme: Bach, Handel, Couperin, Leclair & Telemann
July 9th, 2022, 2pm
Music & Beyond Festival, Ottawa, Canada
Programme: Barbaric Beauty
July 8th, 2022, 5pm
Music & Beyond Festival, Ottawa, Canada
Programme: Bach, Handel, Couperin, Leclair & Telemann
July 7th, 2022, 12 noon
Wirral Chamber Music Festival Festival, Heswall Hall, Heswall, Wirral
To include music by Bach, Handel & Telemann
Special guest: Thelma Handy, violin
70th Tilford Bach Festival, St. Luke's Church, Grayshott, Hampshire
Programme: Virtuoso Concertos for Flute, Harpsichord and Violin by Bach, Vivaldi & Leclair
Silas Wollston and Laurence Cummings, harpsichords, Rachel Brown, flute
Adrian Butterfield, director
June 10th, 2022, 7.30pm
London Festival of Baroque Music, St. John's, Smith Square SW1
Programme: Barbaric Beauty
May 14th, 2022, 7.30pm
Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AZ
Programme: 'To Play before the King'
London Handel Festival
April 10th, 2022, 4pm & 6pm
Wigmore Hall, London W1
Programme: JS Bach Cantatas BWV 53, 198 & 206
Julia Doyle, soprano, Helen Charlston, alto, Charles Daniels, tenor, Matthew Brook, bass
Adrian Butterfield, director
February 7th, 2022, 7.30pm
2021
Canterbury Music Club, Colyer-Fergusson Building, University of Kent
Programme: Concertos by Telemann, Vivaldi, Handel, JS Bach
October 24th, 2021, 3pm
Wells Cathedral
Programme: Concertos by Vivaldi & JS Bach
October 22nd, 2021
Sligo Baroque Festival, Ireland
Programme: the complete Bach Brandenburg Concertos
Adrian Butterfield, director
September 25th & 26th, 2021
Wigmore Hall, London W1
Programme: Bach Secular Cantatas BWV 207, 209 & 215
Julia Doyle, soprano, Tim Mead, alto, Charles Daniels, tenor, Edward Grint, bass
Adrian Butterfield, director
September 6th, 2021, 7.30pm
Stour Festival, Kent
Programme: Barbaric Beauty
June 20th, 2021, 2.30pm & 4.30pm
Tilford Bach Festival, All Saints' Church, Tilford, Surrey
Programme: the complete Bach Brandenburg Concertos
Adrian Butterfield, director
June 13th, 2021, 4pm
Tilford Bach Festival, All Saints' Church, Tilford, Surrey
Programme: Bach Cantatas BWV 52 & 174 & Missa in B minor BWV 232 (Kyrie & Gloria)
Ffion Edwards, soprano
Jessica Cale, soprano
Rebecca Leggett, alto
Laurence Kilsby, tenor
Jack Comerford, bass
Adrian Butterfield, director
June 12th, 2021, 7.30pm
Wendover Music, Wendover, Buckinghamshire
Programme: Concertos by Telemann, Vivaldi, Handel, JS Bach
June 5th, 2021, 7.30pm
POSTPONED - recorded in April and available for streaming soon
LIVE STREAM from the Wigmore Hall website
Wigmore Hall, London W1
Programme: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 and Cantata BWV 82a
by JS Bach and arias by Handel
With Lucy Crowe, soprano
March 22nd, 2021, 7.30pm
POSTPONED
Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AZ
London Handel Festival
March 5th, 2021, 7.30pm
POSTPONED
Pamplona, Spain
Programme: Concertos by JS Bach
Tuesday, 16th February, 2021
2020
All Saints' Church, Tilford, near Farnham, Surrey GU10 2DA
Programme: Three Bach Cantatas, One Theme - Who is my Neighbour?
J. S. Bach’s Cantatas for the 13th Sunday after Trinity
Cantata BWV 33 Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ
Cantata BWV 77 Du sollt, Gott, deinen Herren, lieben
Cantata BWV 164 Ihr, die ihr euch von Christo nennet
Joanne Lunn, soprano
Tim Mead, alto
Charles Daniels, tenor
Jeremy Kleeman, bass
Adrian Butterfield, director
Sunday, 6th September, 2020 4pm
Now available on YouTube - see Media page
POSTPONED
Wendover Music, Wendover, Buckinghamshire
Programme: Concertos by Telemann, Vivaldi, Handel, JS Bach
June 13th, 2020, 7.30pm
POSTPONED
All Saints' Church, Tilford, Tilford Bach Festival
Programme: Bach Secular Cantatas
June 7th, 2020, pm
Online programme broadcast on StageHub
Programme: Bach Organ trios and flute and violin obbligato sonatas
June 5th, 2020, 7.30pm
POSTPONED
All Saints' Church, Tilford, Tilford Bach Festival
Programme: JS Bach Harpsichord Concertos
June 5th, 2020, eve
POSTPONED to Oct 2021
Canterbury Music Club, Colyer-Fergusson Building, University of Kent
Programme: Concertos by Telemann, Vivaldi, Handel, JS Bach
April 26th, 2020, 3pm
Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AZ
London Handel Festival
Programme: The Music Party - The Hanoverians at Home, Handel and Leclair
March 13th, 2020, 7.30pm
St. John's Church, Loughton, Essex IG10 1PD
Recording sessions
January 12th-15th, 2020
2019
St. John's Church, Loughton, Essex IG10 1PD
Programme: Vivaldi Flute and Recorder Concertos with Rachel Brown
December 4th, 2019, 7.30pm
Workshops with school children
Dubrovnik, Croatia
November 17th, 2019
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Programme: 'A Celebration of Baroque Dance'
with Mary Collins and Steven Player, dancers
November 16th, 2019
Reform Club, Pall Mall, London
Private event
Programme: Handel arias with Ruby Hughes, soprano
October 12th, 2019 evening
St. Nicholas' Chapel, King's Lynn
King's Lynn Festival
Programme: Biber Mystery Sonatas
July 20th, 2019 10pm
St. Nicholas' Chapel, King's Lynn
King's Lynn Festival
Programme: Concertos by Telemann, Vivaldi & JS Bach
July 20th, 2019 7pm
St. Andrew's Church, Farnham, Tilford Bach Festival,
Programme: Chamber music by Bach, Telemann, Corelli, Vivaldi, Marais, Handel
June 15th, 2019, 7.30pm
St. Andrew's Church, Farnham, Tilford Bach Festival,
Programme: JS Bach Suite for solo cello No.6 BWV 1012, Sonata for solo violin No.2 BWV 1003
Katherine Sharman, cello, Adrian Butterfield, violin
June 15th, 2019, 1.00pm
The Charterhouse, London EC1
Programme: Handel and Vivaldi Concertos, Arias and Cantatas
with Helen Charlston, mezzo-soprano
May 5th, 2019, 2.30pm & 4pm
The Charterhouse, London EC1
London Handel Festival
Programme: Handel Flute Concerto HWV 287 & Gloria, JS Bach Cantata BWV 182
April 14th, 2019, 2.30pm & 4pm
The Charterhouse, London EC1
Programme: Handel and Telemann Sonatas and Quartets
March 17th, 2019, 2.30pm & 4pm
The Lion Ballroom, Leominster
Leominster Early Music Festival
Programme: John Ogilvy
March 16th, 2019, 11am
Programme: 'A Celebration of Baroque Dance'
with Mary Collins and Steven Player, dancers
Djanogly Hall, Nottingham University
February 28th, 2019 7.30pm
The Charterhouse, London EC1
Programme: Handel and Corelli Solo and Trio Sonatas
February 24th, 2019, 2.30pm & 4pm
2018
Workshops with students
Pomona College, Claremont, CA, USA
October 29th, 2018
Programme: 'To play before the King'
Works by Handel, Geminiani, Hellendaal, Couperin, CPE Bach, Quantz
Pomona College, Claremont, CA, USA
October 28th, 2018 3.00pm
Programme: 'A Celebration of Baroque Dance'
with Mary Collins and Steven Player, dancers
Early Music of the Islands
Alice Goolden Hall, Victoria Conservatory of Music, Victoria, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
October 27th, 2018 8.00pm
Programme: 'A Celebration of Baroque Dance'
with Mary Collins and Steven Player, dancers
Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA
October 26th, 2018 7.30pm
Workshops with students
Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA
October 25th, 2018
Workshops with school children and students
University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA
October 23rd & 24th, 2018
Programme: 'A Celebration of Baroque Dance'
with Mary Collins and Steven Player, dancers
University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA
October 23rd, 2018 7.30pm
Music and Beyond Festival, Ottawa, Canada
Baroque Dance Programmes of French, German, Italian and English music
with Mary Collins and Steven Player, dancers
July 10th-12th, 2018
St. Andrew's Church, Farnham, Tilford Bach Festival,
Programme: Purcell Come ye Sons of Art
Ellen McAteer, soprano, Daniel Taylor and Robin Blaze, altos,
Charles Daniels, tenor, Alexander Dobson, bass
Choir of the Theatre of Early Music, Toronto
Adrian Butterfield, director
June 16th, 2018, 7.30pm
St. Andrew's Church, Farnham, Tilford Bach Festival,
Programme: JS Bach Suite for solo cello No.5 BWV 1005, Sonata for solo violin No.1 BWV 1001
Katherine Sharman, cello, Adrian Butterfield, violin
June 16th, 2018, 12.30pm
Holy Trinity Church, Oswestry
Programme: Concertos by Telemann, Vivaldi & JS Bach
June 9th, 2018 7.30pm
Octagon Theatre, Yeovil
Programme: Concertos by Telemann, Vivaldi & JS Bach
May 23rd, 2018 7.30pm
International Handel Festival, Göttingen, Germany
Programme: 'A Celebration of Baroque Dance'
with Mary Collins and Steven Player, dancers
May 11th, 2018 7.30pm
Charterhouse, London
London Handel Festival
Programme: Handel German arias
with Julia Doyle, soprano
March 25th, 2018, 2.30pm & 4pm
Birmingham Conservatoire Recital Hall
Birmingham International Recorder and Early Music Festival
Programme: 'Baroque Rebellion'
with Mary Collins and Steven Player, dancers
February 16th, 2018 7.30pm
2017
Frick Museum
New York, USA
Programme: Telemann and Handel: 'Friends for Life'
December 3rd, 2017, 5pm
Birmingham First United Methodist Church
Chamber Music of Detroit, Michigan, USA
Programme: Telemann and Handel: 'Friends for Life'
December 2nd, 2017, 8pm
St. Mark's United Methodist Church
Melbourne Chamber Music Society, Florida, USA
Programme: Telemann and Handel: 'Friends for Life'
December 1st, 2017, 7.30pm
Bourgie Hall
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Programme: 'The Godfather'
November 29th, 2017, 7.30pm
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Programme: 'The Godfather'
November 28th, 2017, 7.30pm
Djanogly Hall, University of Nottingham
Programme: Telemann and Handel: 'Friends for Life'
October 19th, 2017, 7.30pm
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Programme: 'A Celebration of Baroque Dance'
with Mary Collins and Steven Player, dancers
September 13th, 2017
Korcula Festival, Croatia
Programme: 'A Celebration of Baroque Dance'
with Mary Collins and Steven Player, dancers
September 12th, 2017
Charity Concert, St. Lawrence's Church Little Stanmore
Programme: Handel and his contemporaries
July 22nd, 2017
Thaxted Festival, Essex
Programme: An Evening at the Palace of Reason
July 2nd, 2017
St. Andrew's Church, Farnham, Tilford Bach Festival,
Programme: Telemann Celebration
June 17th, 2017
St. Mary's Church, Wendover, Wendover Music
Programme: An Evening at the Palace of Reason
June 10th, 2017
Tonbridge Music Club, Surrey
Programme: Pearls of the Baroque
May 6th, 2017
London Handel Festival, Wigmore Hall, London
Programme: Handel and Telemann
April 17th, 2017, 7.30pm
London Handel Festival, Royal Academy of Music
Programme: 'A Celebration of Baroque Dance'
with Mary Collins and Steven Player, dancers
March 24th, 2017, 7.00pm
Private Event, Wallace Collection, London
March 21st, 2017, 7.00pm
Filming
January 23rd-25th, 2017
CD Recording
January 4th-6th, 2017
2016
Ilkley Concert Club, Yorshire
Programme: 'Beg, Borrow or Steal'
with Elizabeth Cragg, soprano
December 7th, 2016
Sligo Baroque Festival, Ireland,
Solo sonatas and trio sonatas by Handel, Telemann, Bach, Corelli and Geminiani
September 24th, 2016
Sligo Baroque Festival, Ireland,
Concertos by Vivaldi, Telemann & Leclair and cantatas and arias by Bach and Handel
with Raphaela Papadakis, soprano
September 23rd, 2016
Music and Beyond Festival, Ottawa, Canada,
Programmes of Bach and Handel, French Baroque and Gluck
July 12th-16th, 2016
Maldon Festival, Essex
Programme: solo Bach and duets by Quantz, Telemann and CPE Bach
July 6th, 2016
All Saints' Church, Tilford, Tilford Bach Festival,
Programme: Bach The Art of Fugue
June 10th, 2016
Tilford Bach Festival
Programme: Schools' workshop, Bach The Art of Fugue
June 9th, 2016
Handel House Museum, London Handel Festival
Programme: Bach Flute Sonatas with Rachel Brown and Laurence Cummings
March 24th, 2016
All Saints Concert Series, East Sheen, London SW14,
Programme: Pearls of the Baroque
March 5th, 2016
2015
Leamington Muisc
St Mary’s Church, Warwick
Programme: 'Beg, Borrow or Steal'
with Elizabeth Cragg, soprano
November 10th, 2015
Brighton Early Music Festival
St George’s Church, Brighton
Programme: 'Biblical Heroines'
with Ruby Hughes, soprano
October 31st, 2015
East Cork Early Music Festival, Ireland
Programme: 'Dances fit for a King'
with Mary Collins and Steven Player, dancers
October 8th, 2015
York Early Music Festival, York
Programme: 'A Celebration of Baroque Dance'
with Mary Collins and Steven Player, dancers
July 3rd, 2015
Gregynog Festival, Wales
Programme: 'A Celebration of Baroque Dance'
with Mary Collins and Steven Player, dancers
June 18th, 2015
Tilford Bach Festival, Surrey
Programme: Schools’ baroque dance workshop
with Mary Collins and Steven Player, dancers
June 11th, 2015
Halle International Handel Festival
Programme: ‘Handel at Home’
June 3rd, 2015
Wigmore Hall, London
Programme: ‘Handel arias and duets for Strada and Carestini'
with Elizabeth Cragg, soprano and Renata Pokupic, mezzo-soprano
April 14th, 2015
Vinehall School Concert Series
Programme: Baroque Concertos
March 14th, 2015
2014
Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA, Programme: ‘Handel at Home’
November 19th, 2014
Toronto, Canada, Programme: ‘Handel at Home'
November 17th, 2014
OUR MUSICIANS
Rachel Brown flute and recorder
Adrian Butterfield violin
Oliver Webber violin
Rachel Byrt viola
Sarah McMahon cello
Gavin Kibble cello and viola da gamba
Cecelia Bruggemeyer double bass
Silas Wollston harpsichord and organ