About this Event
Enjoy a fabulous concert taking you back in time, played on viols, Recorders, Theorbo, Baroque Flute and more by Sounds Historical.
'600 years! Hildegard to Haydn' showcases a wide and exciting variety of instruments, composers and styles, (rebec, gittern/medieval lute/recorders /medieval flutes/percussion/voice/theorbo/crumhorns/ renaissance lute/recorders, renaissance & Baroque flutes/ viols) all carefully researched and arranged, to provide an accessible journey through the changes and developments of music and instruments across 600 years!
The programme will include music by Hildegard von Bingen, Isaac, Alfonso X of Castile, Machaut, Dalza, Schlick, Attaignant, Susato, Cima, Simpson, de la Barre, Telemann, and Haydn.
Tickets are £10 for adults, and free for anyone under 18, or anyone over 18 who is in full time education (please bring your student ID with you to the concert) .
Seating is unreserved for this event i.e tickets are not allocated for specific seats. If you are a wheelchair user or have restrictied mobility, please let us know and we will reserve seats /spaces for you.
Free parking is available for this event on site at the school; please enter via Boswell Road.
This concert is made possible thanks to support from the Continuo Foundation and Sutton Coldfield Charitable Trust.
Photos and film footage may be taken at this event. This is to help us promote heritage activities in the town and share with our funders to demonstrate the impact their funding has. Should you not wish to be photographed/filmed, please alert an event volunteer when you arrive.
Please note: Tickets are non-refundable due to the administrative burden of issuing refunds (Sutton Coldfield Heritage Network is made up entirely of volunteers). The cost of your ticket(s) includes all Eventbrite processing fees.
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This is event is being promoted by Sutton Coldfield Heritage Network (SCHN), a volunteer run community group which runs, supports and promotes history and heritage activities in Sutton Coldfield. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter / X and Instagram.
SCHN is very grateful to Sutton Coldfield Charitable Trust for awarding us a grant for Birmingham Heritage Week in Sutton Coldfield. You can find details of all our events, including those which don’t require advance booking on our website.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School, Lichfield Road, Birmingham, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00 to GBP 10.00