The Muses Restor’d

Theatr Brycheiniog

Saturday 18 October at 7.30pm

Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque take the resurgence of the Arts in England post-1660 as the inspiration for The Muses Restor’d, violin-led chamber music from Jacobean to Early Georgian England.

The Muses Restor’d uncovers little known glories of English chamber music and its influences with works by Handel, Lawes, Blow, Locke, Purcell, Schop, Jenkins, Baltzar and Jones. The violin joins a plethora of keyboards, lutes and bass viol reinstating these sonatas, fantasies, suites, grounds and popular tunes to the mainstream of English cultural life of the time.

Rachel is joined by lutenist Elizabeth Kenny (pictured), viola da gamba player Jonathan Rees and keyboardist James Johnstone.

The Muses Restor’d album on the Channel Classics label was ‘Editor's Choice’ in Gramophone Magazine; Presto’s ‘Recording of the Week’; and a ‘Chamber Choice’ in BBC Music Magazine. Additionally, it was a finalist in the 2024 International Classical Music Awards and nominated for the Baroque Instrumental category in 2025. See below for a short video of Rachel performing Francesco Geminiani’s Auld Bob Morrice from the album.

A concert not to be missed.

There will be two sittings of the same FREE pre-concert talk in The Studio at 6.15pm and 6.45pm given by Dr Keith Chapin (Cardiff University, School of Music) 

Duration: 90 minutes with an interval

Tickets: £20-£32