Bellot Ensemble I

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

This programme – Whose Wills were Laws – begins with works by Nicholas Lanier, the first Master of the King’s Musick, and traces a path through his Caroline contemporaries to the expressive world of Purcell and Banister in the Restoration.

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.

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

Lanier:: “No more shall meads be deck’d with flowers” (4’)
W. Lawes:: Fantasia-Suite No.8 in D (5’)
Webb:: “Pow’rful Morpheus, let thy charms” (4’)
Jenkins:: Divisions on a Ground for Two Bass Viols (5’)
H. Lawes:: “I’m sick of love” (from Select Ayres and Dialogues, Book 3) (3’)
Simpson:: February (from The Monthes) (5’)
W. Lawes:: “Whiles I this standing lake” (3’)
Jenkins:: Fantasia-Suite in D minor (6’)
Simpson:: Divisions for two bass viols (6’)
Purcell:: Sonata in G minor, Z.780 (8’)
Banister:: “Give me my lute” (from Playford’s Choice Ayres, Songs, and Dialogues, Book 2) (4’)