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Bassenthwaite Festival
The last of three concerts in this friendly annual festival of Baroque music, given by Cumbrian chamber group, Ensemble Buxtehude, directed by David Gibbs. A five-part choir, soloists, strings and continuo will perform two choral cantatas by Buxtehude, and the rarely heard St Mark Passion by Keiser, which Bach studied closely before composing his own famous Passion settings. Beautiful music, excellent friendly musicians, gorgeous views of the fells from the church, wonderful interval refreshme
Concert starts 7.30 pm, finish 9.30 pm. Tickets: £12. Concessions: under-18s £5, accompanied under-11s free. Festival Pass (3 concerts): £23 (under-18s £7) available on the door, by emailing info@bass
St John’s Church, Bassenthwaite (on A591), Cumbria CA12 4QH
Sat 3 Jun 2017
Website:
www.bassfest.org.uk
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