Sinfonia Viva, led by Sophie Rosa, plays Telemann, Handel and Bach in the Central Nave of Derby Cathedral under the Helios installation.
Sinfonia Viva are at Derby Cathedral on Wednesday 28 October, with a programme of Handel and Bach. It's part of the Helios Experience, so the concert takes place beneath Luke Jerram's Helios installation, which hangs in the cathedral.
The set draws on the baroque era, when concerts were public celebrations meant to dazzle and entertain. The notes recall 1717, when King George I sailed up the Thames with an orchestra playing Handel's music. In that same eighteenth-century style, Sinfonia Viva's leader Sophie Rosa doubles as conductor and soloist, leading the ensemble from the violin.
The programme opens with Telemann's Overture in D (TWV55:D21). Handel takes up the middle ground with Let the Bright Seraphim and Lascia ch'io pianga from Rinaldo, the Overture to Samson, and Water Music Suite No. 2. Bach closes the night with the Violin Concerto in A Minor and Cantata No. 51. Soprano Jessica Cale, first prize winner of the Kathleen Ferrier Awards, sings the Bach cantata alongside the two Handel showpieces for the voice, while Richard Blake is on trumpet.
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The evening runs about an hour and 40 minutes, with a 20-minute interval. Tickets are £35 for the front seats of the Central Nave, then £30, £20, and £5 concessions for under 18s, students, and those on Universal Credit or similar benefits. Group discounts apply: 10% for ten or more tickets, and a 10% multibuy discount if you book three or more concerts in the 26-27 Derby season. It starts at 7:00pm at Derby Cathedral, 18-19 Iron Gate, DE1 3GP.
