Description
An evening featuring not just one, but a trio of composers from the greatest family dynasty in western music.
The programme opens and closes with works by the patriarch of the Bach family, Johann Sebastian.
The second surviving son, from his first marriage to Maria Barbara, was Carl Philipp Emanuel, a major figure in the musical life of northern Germany in the late 1700s.
The eighteenth child, born to Anna Magdalena, was Johann Christian, known as the London Bach, having settled in Britain. He was an early and prolific composer of symphonies and a major influence on Mozart.
The programme also includes a concerto originally attributed to JC Bach, but now widely considered to have more likely been written much later by Frenchman Henri Casadesus. Its more romantic style provides a contrast to the evening’s baroque and classical feast.
Event Venue: St Lawrence Church, High Street Chobham GU24 8AA
Parking: there is parking at the village car park, a short walk away. Situated behind the Chobham Rider Shop, Chobham High Street, GU24 8LZ
The nearest railway station is Woking, four miles away. Evening transport to Chobham is by taxi only.
