Bellot Ensemble I

Dynamic period instrument group, Bellot Ensemble, presents a programme of music from 17th century England.

Taking its title – Whose Wills were Laws – from the epitaph for William Lawes, killed during the English Civil War, this programme explores the world of 17th-century English consort music and song. Music for viols and voices sits side by side, from intimate ayres to larger consort textures, tracing shared musical ideas across generations and showing how song and instrumental writing continually inform one another.

Bellot Ensemble are known for their energetic performances and style-specific improvisation. Specialising in 17th century repertoire, the ensemble combines rigorous historical research with spontaneous creativity, sharing the joy of this glorious repertoire with their audiences.

Bellot Ensemble are the recipients of the Keith Coventry Bursary and are also supported by The Fidelio Charitable Trust.

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Bellot Ensemble:
Lucine Musaelian soprano, viola da gamba
Edmund Taylor violin
Nathan Giorgetti viola da gamba
Daniel Murphy theorbo, baroque guitar
Matthew Brown harpsichord, chamber organ

W. Lawes:: Fantasia-Suite No.8 in D (10’)
Webb:: “Pow’rful Morpheus, let thy charms” (4’)
Simpson:: Divisions for two bass viols (3’)
W. Lawes:: “I’m sick of love” (from Select Ayres and Dialogues, Book 3) (3’)
Purcell:: Sonata in G minor, Z.780 (7’)
H. Lawes:: “Have you e’er seen the morning sun?” (2’)
Jenkins:: Fantasia Suite in D minor, VdGS Group III No. 7 (9’)
W. Lawes:: “Whilst I this standing lake” (3’)
Simpson:: The Seasons: Winter (13’)
Lanier:: “No more shall meads be deck’d with flowers” (3’)