The Band of Music

Handel • Concerto Grosso in G, Op. 3 no. 3 Bach • Cello Suite no. 6 in E flat, BWV 1012 Handel • solo keyboard suite Bach • Trio Sonata for two violins and continuo, BWV 1039 Bach • six of the 2- and 3-part Inventions Janitsch • Quartet in B flat major Telemann • Quartet in G major

The members of the Band of Music, who are all specialists in Baroque music, present works for violin, cello, oboe and harpsichord.

In his lifetime, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was known primarily as an organist. Much of his instrumental music was written during his period as Kapellmeister at the court of Cöthen in 1717-23. George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) was a celebrated keyboard virtuoso before achieving fame as a composer of opera and oratorio. Johann Gottlieb Janitsch (1708–62) was employed by King Frederick II as a court musician in Berlin. He wrote in the galant style, in the transition between Baroque and Classical. The enormously productive Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) was the most highly-regarded composer of his generation, and published more than 40 volumes of music. He was godfather to two of JS Bach’s sons, and maintained a life-long friendship with Handel, sending letters and sheet music by post.