Events at a Glance

This is a list of the next 20 upcoming events. For more events see: Live Music, Weekend Events, Family Events and Special Events.

Date	Event
Thursday 18 March, 6.30-7.30pm	Handel and the Emerald Isle (SOLD OUT) Bridget Cunningham performs a harpsichord recital featuring Handel's finest keyboard writing and operatic arrangements and 18th-century Irish music linking to Handel's visit to Dublin in 1742.
Sunday 21 March, 3pm-4pm	Director’s Talk: Past, Present and Future Museum director, Sarah Bardwell, will talk about the history of 25 Brook Street and outline potential plans for the future of the building.
Wednesday 24 March, 10.30am to 1.30pm	Harpsichord Masterclass with Laurence Cummings (SOLD OUT) Laurence Cummings, Head of Historical Performance at the Royal Academy of Music, will share his experience, skills and expertise through a harpsichord masterclass on Handel House's Colman Ruckers double manual instrument.
Thursday 25 March, 6.30-7.30pm	Music for Two Harpsichords (SOLD OUT) Harpsichord duets on both of the Handel House Harpsichords - the double manual Colmar Ruckers and the single manual Smith Cole. With John Henry and Nicholas Lane.
Thursday 1 April, 6.30-7.30pm	Passion and Reason Chris Orton (recorders) and Laura Tivendale (harpsichord) explore some of the most dramatic and passionate repertoire for recorder and harpsichord. With works by Handel. J.S. Bach and Charles Dieupart.
Sunday 4 April, 12noon-6pm (last entrance 5.30pm)	Hallelujah for Easter: Live Music and Easter Egg Trail Drop in and listen to the Handel House harpsichord which will be performed all afternoon. You can also take part in a special Handel House Easter Egg trail, with chocolate egg prizes for all participants. Suitable for all ages.
Thursday 8 April, 6.30-7.30pm	Fragrant Flora (SOLD OUT) Baroque Encounter Trio present a programme welcoming the arrival of spring. Works will be drawn from English folk songs, Handel and Pepusch’s spring cantata ‘Fragrant Flora’.
Sunday 11 April, 3pm - 4pm	Camerata Fiorentina Following Bardi’s letter advocating the new ‘stile rappresentativo’ - a style of singing flourishing in early 17th-centuy Italy, this programme will present an exciting insight into music-making that sparked a revolution in compositional techniques in Europe.
Tuesday 13 April, 6.30-7.30pm	Bach and His Sons (A British Harpsichord Society Recital) Claire Williams (harpsichord) presents music by WF Bach, CPE Bach, JC Bach and pieces from the 'Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach'.
Thursday 15 April, 6.30-7.30pm	Laughter and Tears Evocative arias and instrumental music reflecting Handel's passions, moods and emotions through music.
Thursday 22 April, 6.30-7.30pm	The New Atlantis Handel House will become a 'sound house' tonight with each room becoming an individual performance space to be experienced in a promenade-like fashion. Expect a mix of period repertoire and contemporary electro-acoustic works alongside a new work for electronics and harpsichord from Handel House Composer-in-Residence Duncan MacLeod.
Thursday 29 April, 6.30-7.30pm	The Birth of Violoncello Nikolay Ginov (baroque cello) and Asako Ogawa (harpsichord) explore the early repertoire for violincello including works by D.Gabrielli, Jacchini, and Vivaldi.
Saturday 27 March, 10.30am-3.30pm	Baroque Idol (SOLD OUT) Experience life as an aristocratic child in Handel’s time! Join Spirituoso, Handel House Museum’s Ensemble-in-Residence, and discover the trends of a true 18th-century celebrity fashionista. Learn some dance moves and discover the songs that topped the Baroque charts!