Orpheus Britannicus – FULLY BOOKED

Programme

Handel – Gloria in excelsis Deo

Corelli – Sonata for Trumpet, Strings & Continuo

Rosenmüller – Sonata VII a4

J.S. Bach – Cantata ’Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen’, BWV 51

Performers

Philippa Hyde (Soprano)

Robert Farley (Baroque Trumpet)

Theresa Caudle (Lead Violin)

Oliver Webber (Violin)

Daniel Shilladay (Viola)

Joseph Crouch (Cello)

Kate Brooke (Bass)

Andrew Arthur (Organ / Harpsichord / Director)

Orpheus Britannicus was founded by Andrew Arthur in 2002; consisting of a period-instrument ensemble and vocal consort, its players and singers are drawn from some of the UK’s leading performers in their field and the ensemble has developed a reputation for its expressive and historically informed approach to the rich vocal and instrumental chamber repertoire of the 17th and 18th centuries. The name ‘Orpheus Britannicus’ is taken from the title of Henry Purcell’s two great volumes of songs, published by Henry Playford in 1698 and 1702 respectively.

Robert Farley studied Baroque Trumpet at the Royal College of Music, where he won several prizes including the Ernest Hall Memorial Prize. He currently holds the position of Principal Trumpet with The Orchestra of the Sixteen, Orpheus Britannicus, The Hanover Band, Concerto Copenhagen and the Carmel Bach Festival, California; he is also a regular Guest Principal with Stuttgart Baroque Orchestra and Oregon Bach Festival. With these ensembles he has appeared as Principal Trumpet on numerous critically acclaimed recordings, including Bach’s Mass in B Minor & Orchestral Suites and Handel’s Messiah & Coronation Anthems. He has also played as a soloist and as Guest Principal with The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Academy of Ancient Music, The English Concert and the Canadian ensemble, Tafelmusik. Robert’s solo work includes recordings of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto no. 2, Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Trumpets, Mozart’s ‘Queen of the Night’ aria from The Magic Flute, Handel Arias with Emma Kirkby and Bach’s Cantata, BWV 51.

Robert is Professor of Baroque Trumpet at both The Royal Academy of Music and Trinity Laban in London, and has given masterclasses at many of the world’s leading conservatories. He has also published a number of books, including Natural Trumpet Studies by Brass Wind Publications.

Robert plays on a Baroque trumpet made for him by Matthew Parker, based on an instrument by Johann Leonhard Ehe II from Nürnberg, circa 1700.

Philippa Hyde commenced her singing studies with Ann Lampard MBE and continued under the tuition of the late tenor David Johnston and Yvonne Minton CBE at the Royal Academy of Music. She graduated with the coveted Dip. RAM in 1993. In 2001 she was awarded the ARAM, an honour granted to past students of the Academy who have achieved distinction in their profession.

Philippa’s busy and varied concert, oratorio and operatic career has taken her all over the world, from Helsinki to Beijing, as well as to many of the major concert venues and festivals of Europe. She has performed regularly with The Academy of Ancient Music, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, The Parley of Instruments, The Musicke Companye, Canzona, The Hanover Band, the Harmonious Society of Tickle Fiddle Gentlemen,  as well as with her own Period Instrument ensemble, Bloomsbury Baroque.

Memorable moments of Philippa’s career to date include performing Dido and Aeneas whilst operating a sizeable puppet at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall; performing the same work (without puppets) in the Roman amphitheatre at Sabratha in Libya and attempting a song recital during a thunderstorm in New Delhi, India, as well as performing in such extraordinary venues such as the chapel of Versailles and the throne room in the Rosenborg Palace in Copenhagen.   She loves the personal and musical interactions that her career enables her to experience, whether it is singing alongside choirs throughout the UK, or collaborating with Baroque ensembles in other countries, most notably in Poland.

Philippa is an experienced recording artist. Most recently, she performed the role of Adonis in the first recording of Pepusch’s Venus and Adonis with the Harmonious Society of Tickle Fiddle Gentlemen, which won the 2016 Opera Award in the Preis der Deutschen Schallplatten Kritik in Germany. It is released on the Ramee label.

Philippa is married to Richard Tanner, who is Organist and Director of Music at Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York, and she divides her time between Manhattan, Bloomsbury and East Sussex.  In her spare time she enjoys reading, walking, travel and theatre. She has recently completed an MSc in psychology.