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# Vache Baroque

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- [Home](https://vachebaroque.com/) - Vache Baroque "Ingenious stagecraft and expert musicianship"★★★★ The Stage"NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR"Opera Now >> JOIN US THIS SUMMER >> >> JOIN US THIS SUMMER >> 2024 OPERA: L'OLIMPIADE For our 2024 Summer production, a cast of seven will deliver the story through Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s thrilling Italian arias and a newly-created English script by director Laura Attridge.
- [FAQs](https://vachebaroque.com/faqs/) - BOOK NOW If you can’t find the answer to your question, please email our box office team, who will be very happy to help: tickets@vachebaroque.com GETTING TO THE VACHE What is the address? The Vache, Vache Lane, Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks, HP8 4SD Arriving by train (& free shuttle bus!) There are two stations in
- [Book Now](https://vachebaroque.com/book/) - Book Now! See our list of upcoming events.
- [Meet the Trees](https://vachebaroque.com/trees/) - Meet the Trees at Vache Our 2026 Nature Engagement Project, with thanks to the Rothschild Foundation for their generous support This year we’re working closely with environmental consultant Amber Massie-Blomfield to develop and implement a professional sustainability strategy, thanks to generous support from the Rothschild Foundation.We want to weave the beautiful natural surroundings of our
- [Food & Drink](https://vachebaroque.com/food-and-drink/) - Food & Drink Food & Drink at this year's summer festival At Vache Baroque, we believe every great performance deserves equally memorable refreshments. Read on for our full offering of food and drink at this year’s summer festival. New in 2026, our Festival Pavilion is the place to be. Order your favourite cocktail at the bar,
- [Young Ambassadors Scheme](https://vachebaroque.com/ya-scheme/) - YOUNG AMBASSADORS 2026 YOUNG AMBASSADORS Our 8 Young Ambassadors will be presenting their projects at our Summer Festival, 28 August – 6 September 2026. LACHRIMAE ONE MELODY. FOUR CENTURIES Live workshop presented and performed by our Young Ambassadors Alexis, Luca, Sharleene and Sophia. Sunday 30 August, 3.45pm and 4.30pm ARIEL’S CAVE A relaxed, sensory space
- [The Tempest, a Semi-Opera | VB Summer Festival 2026](https://vachebaroque.com/tempest/) - The Tempest A semi-opera I have bedimmedThe noontide sun, called forth the mutinous winds,And ‘twixt the green sea and the azured vaultSet roaring war… Saturday 29 & Sunday 30 August 2026Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 September 2026Tickets £24 – £1143pm grounds open | 5.30pm show starts | c.6.30pm interval (60 mins) | c.8.30pm show ends
- [10 tempest facts](https://vachebaroque.com/10-tempest-facts/) - 10 Tempest facts we thought you’d like to know Monday 27 July 2026 The Tempest is one of Shakespeare’s most imaginative and layered plays; a work that blends magic, music, philosophy, and politics. Before you experience it on stage, here are ten facts we thought you might be interested to find out: 1.We know that The
- [Tempest synopsis](https://vachebaroque.com/tempest-synopsis/) - The Tempest Synopsis Wednesday 19 August 2026 King Alonso of Naples, together with his retinue, is returning by sea from Tunis after his daughter’s wedding when a storm hits…On a nearby deserted island lives the young Miranda, who is alarmed by the raging sea, but her father Prospero calms her: the storm is only an illusion
- [2026 Festival Jazz Evening](https://vachebaroque.com/jazz26/) - 2026 JAZZ EVENING Ol’ Man River… he just keeps rollin’ along Friday 28 August 2026 Tickets £10 – £40 Book Now After the success of our very first Vache Baroque jazz evening in 2025, we welcome to the stage Bel Comeau to curate this year’s offering. A composer and keyboard player of exceptional talent, Bel
- [Tempest Deep dive](https://vachebaroque.com/tempest-deep-dive/) - “The isle is full of noises” Wednesday 19 August 2026 Our Musical Director, Jonathan Darbourne, takes a deep dive into the music and making of The Tempest.The Tempest is often referred to as Shakespeare’s most musical play, but, more than this, it’s one of his most sound-filled. Throughout the story, sound (and noise) is used not
- [Water Music, a concert | VB Summer Festival 2026](https://vachebaroque.com/watermusic/) - WATER MUSIC CONCERT They that go down to the sea in ships… Friday 4 September 2026Tickets £12 – £566pm grounds open | 7.15pm concert starts | c.8.05pm interval (25 mins) | c.9.20pm concert ends Book Now Water Music, but not by Handel… With a shimmering lake as a backdrop, join us for an H2O-themed concert
- [Vache Baroque Summer Festival 2026](https://vachebaroque.com/summer-festival-2026/) - VB Summer Festival 28 August - 6 September 2026 2026 PROGRAMME Friday 28 August Jazz EveningSaturday 29 August The TempestSunday 30 August The TempestFriday 4 September Water MusicSaturday 5 September The TempestSunday 6 September SPLASH!Sunday 6 September The Tempest BOOK NOW Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight At the heart of this year’s Vache
- [James Bowman Young Artist Programme](https://vachebaroque.com/jbyap/) - YOUNGARTISTS JAMES BOWMAN YOUNG ARTISTS We are currently accepting applications for our 2026 Young Artist programme.We are looking for 4 emerging singers (SATB) and 2 lute/guitar players in search of coaching and professional performance opportunities in both solo and ensemble settings and early music settings. You’ll take part in two residency weekends of masterclasses and
- [Work with us](https://vachebaroque.com/work-with-us/) - WORK WITH US We'rE HIRING! JAMES BOWMAN YOUNG ARTISTS 2026 We are looking for 4 emerging singers (SATB) and 2 lute/guitar players in search of coaching and professional performance opportunities in both solo and ensemble settings and early music settings. You’ll take part in two residency weekends of masterclasses and coaching, and have the opportunity
- [Who We Are](https://vachebaroque.com/who-we-are/) - WHOWE ARE Vache Baroque is an ensemble of musicians on a mission to connect the broadest possible range of people to the power and drama of Baroque music. From operas and multi-disciplinary concerts to children’s shows and youth residencies, we create inspiring experiences for audiences and artists to enjoy collectively. As an award-winning UK charity, we give special focus to
- [Le Carnaval de Venise Archive](https://vachebaroque.com/circus-opera/) - Le Carnaval de Venise “It felt less like a conventional opera and more like being swept into a living carnival – part theatre, part circus, and wholly baroque.”★★★★★Opera Now“Looks enchanting, sounds gorgeous… Huge fun”The Spectator To celebrate our fifth anniversary, we collided Baroque opera with the electrifying world of the circus, complete with aerial artists
- [Buxton International Festival 2026](https://vachebaroque.com/buxton2026/) - BUXTON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL BAROQUE ENSEMBLE IN RESIDENCE CACCINI's LA LIBERAZIONE DI RUGGIERO Wednesday 15 July 2026 7.15pm Friday 17 July 2026 7.15pm Sunday 19 July 2026 (Matinee) 2.00pm Tuesday 21 July 2026 7.15pm A piece of operatic history comes alive with La liberazione di Ruggiero, the first known opera written by a female composer. Premiered
- [SPLASH! | VB Summer Festival 2026](https://vachebaroque.com/splash/) - SPLASH! A relaxed performance Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises,Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight, and hurt not Sunday 6 September 2026 Tickets £1 – £20 Book Now This morning concert will be a mash-up of magical scenes from The Tempest, vocal and instrumental music about water, and surround sound recordings
- [A History of Sound](https://vachebaroque.com/history-of-sound/) - A History of Sound SUPPORT US “…the most impactful visiting group we have ever had in school… the playground and staffroom was full of buzz and chat about the sessions over the two days you were with us. Thank you so much for choosing to work with us! We would love to have you back.”
- [Children's Choir](https://vachebaroque.com/childrens-choir/) - APPLICATIONS FOR OUR 2026 CHILDREN'S SUMMER CHOIR ARE OPEN Our Summer Camp 2026 will take place from Monday 17 August – Friday 21 August. It will run from 9.45am – 4pm at The Vache in Chalfont St Giles.Over the course of the week, children will take part in our choir and learn different songs together, as
- [Chalfont St Peter Fringe](https://vachebaroque.com/csp-fringe/) - CHALFONT St Peter Fringe 7pm, Thursday 25 June 2026St Peter’s Church, High Street, Chalfont St Peter, SL9 9RHJoin Vache Baroque as we return to the Chalfont St Peter Fringe 2026 for a midsummer’s evening of entertainment. Come and celebrate solstice time with some summer madrigals and flowery songs.Entry is completely free; drinks & refreshments will be
- [Drinking Songs](https://vachebaroque.com/drinking-songs/) - Drinking Songs “I do confess… I’m drunk, as I live boys, drunk.” After a sold-out performance at Fidelio Cafe last autumn, we are teaming up with Thomas Guthrie once again to bring our Drinking Songs programme to If Opera Festival… we’ll raise a glass to that!From gods to lowly humans, royalty to sailors, we’ll be recreating
- [Thank You](https://vachebaroque.com/thank-you/) - THANK YOU SET UP A REGULAR GIFT MAKE A ONE OFF DONATION VBFRIENDS We are so grateful to all our supporters.Our projects could not happen without the generous support of our VBFriends, major donors, and grant makers. All of the following are helping us to make our artistic & social visions for Vache Baroque a
- [Horatio's Garden](https://vachebaroque.com/music-in-care-settings/) - MUSIC IN CARE SETTINGS A COLLABORATIVE MUSICAL JOURNEY In 2025 we worked with Chiltern Music Therapy to bring interactive musical workshops to older adults in care homes across Buckinghamshire. Each workshop combined live music, singing, movement and reminiscence activities. Across the summer, 10 workshops were delivered across 5 different care settings, with around 140 residents and 20
- [Messiah | English Chamber Choir](https://vachebaroque.com/messiah26/) - HANDEL'S MESSIAH WITH ENGLISH CHAMBER CHOIR Handel's Messiah Saturday 11 April 2026 7.30pmMessiah was premiered just after Easter in 1742. This performance on the first Saturday after Easter was conducted by English Chamber Choir’s highly-acclaimed Artistic Director, Rufus Frowde, and accompanied by the Vache Baroque Band (d. Jonathan Darbourne). They were joined by exceptional soloists
- [VBFriends](https://vachebaroque.com/supportus/vbfriends/) - Support Vache Baroque: VBFriends | One Off Donation | Large Gifts | Gift Aid | Corporate Support | Gift Membership | U35 By joining us as a VBFriend or VB Supporter, you become an essential part of our journey, supporting us at the level that feels right for you. Our VBFriendship scheme offers unique opportunities to
- [Food of Love](https://vachebaroque.com/food-of-love/) - The FOOD OF LOVE “…a Baroque tasting board of languishing and lovelorn song and dance…”★★★★ Plays To See Friday 13 and Saturday 14 February 2026Fidelio Cafe, 91-95 Clerkenwell Road, London, EC1R 5BX“If music be the food of love, play on;Give me excess of it…”Or how about just over an hour?This February at Fidelio Cafe, we
- [Presale Signup Summer Festival 2026](https://vachebaroque.com/presale/) - Newsletter PreSale Tickets for the VB Summer Festival 2026 will be released in stages. VBFriends receive priority access, with an exclusive booking window open from Thursday 26 February 2026, giving them three weeks of early access to secure the best seats. From Thursday 19 March an exclusive presale opens for our newsletter subscribers. Sign up
- [Jonny Darbourne](https://vachebaroque.com/jonathan-darbourne/) - Q&A with Jonny Darbourne Tuesday 10 February 2026 Our Artistic Director Jonathan (aka Jonny) began his musical training as a chorister in the choir of Southwark Cathedral. As a treble, he performed as soloist with orchestras at the Barbican, Queen Elizabeth, and Royal Albert Halls, and took the roles of First Boy in Mozart’s The Magic Flute
- [Jacob Garside](https://vachebaroque.com/jacob-garside/) - Q&A with Jacob Garside Wednesday 4 February 2026 Jacob Garside is a London-based cellist and viola da gamba player working across orchestral, chamber and theatrical performance. He studied baroque cello and viol at the Royal Academy of Music with Jonathan Manson, and viola da gamba at the Royal College of Music with Richard Boothby and Reiko
- [Sergio Bucheli](https://vachebaroque.com/sergio-bucheli/) - Q&A with Sergio Bucheli Tuesday 27 January 2026 Born in Mexico City, Sergio Bucheli started playing the classical guitar before moving to the UK to study at the Yehudi Menuhin School thanks to a bursary funded by the Rolling Stones. In September 2016, Sergio was awarded the ABRSM and Christopher Hogwood Scholarships to pursue his undergraduate
- [Thomas Pickering](https://vachebaroque.com/thomas-pickering/) - Q&A with Thomas Pickering Tuesday 13 January 2026 Thomas, a virtuoso recorder player, baroque flautist and harpsichordist, is a dynamic and versatile presence on the early music scene. Recent engagements include performing in the Royal Opera House’s Olivier Award winning Alcina, ENO’s Olivier Award winning Noye’s Fludde, leading as Principal Recorder for The Early Opera Company’s Venus
- [Sophia Prodanova](https://vachebaroque.com/sophia-prodanova/) - Q&A with Sophia Prodanova Tuesday 13 January 2026 Sophia, a Bulgarian-born violinist, is a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and an alumna of the Yehudi Menuhin School. Equally at home as a chamber musician, soloist, orchestral leader and improviser, she is increasingly in demand with leading period and modern ensembles across the UK
- [Bethany Horak-Hallett](https://vachebaroque.com/bethany-horak-hallett/) - Q&A Bethany Horak-Hallett Wednesday 7 January 2026 Bethany, a British mezzo-soprano, is a recent Samling Artist and an alumna of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Rising Stars program. This season she makes her Royal Swedish Opera debut as Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro and performs at Glyndebourne Festival in the newly commissioned The Railway Children. Her debut album, recorded with duo partner Natalie
- [What's On](https://vachebaroque.com/whats-on/) - WHAT'S ON the food of love “If music be the food of love, play on;Give me excess of it…”Or how about just over an hour? This February, join us at Fidelio Cafe for two intimate evenings of love-themed music inspired by Duke Orsino’s immortal words from Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. After meeting at an Italian wedding feast
- [Big Give 2025](https://vachebaroque.com/big-give-2025/) - BIG GIVE 2025 We were delighted to take part in the 2025 Big Give Christmas Challenge and we’re so happy to share that we have made and surpassed our target!This amazing £17,030 (£18,000 with Gift Aid) will power our award-winning education and outreach programmes across Bucks, Brent, and Slough in 2026. It enables us to bring
- [Nova! Nova!](https://vachebaroque.com/novanova/) - NOVA! NOVA! Vache Baroque Singers will present a thoughtful, fun, and celebratory journey of a cappella Advent and Christmas music, with pieces stretching back over eight centuries. The programme will include chant, motets, chorales, spirituals, close harmony, jazz arrangements, and festive pop. With each of the four singers enjoying careers both as soloists and members
- [Mission](https://vachebaroque.com/mission/) - OUR MISSION We are Vache Baroque, a group of professional musicians intent on connecting a younger and more diverse range of people to the power of high-quality Baroque-era music and drama. We give special focus to offering young and disadvantaged people opportunities to be creative alongside leading professionals. From fully-staged operas to children’s shows and youth
- [Impact](https://vachebaroque.com/impact/) - Our Impact Since our inception in 2020, we’ve been creating Impact Reports to document the stories and successes that have shaped Vache Baroque. Please click on each image to read more.
- [Out of the Deep](https://vachebaroque.com/out-of-the-deep/) - OUT OF THE DEEP “An exceptional evening” ★★★★ The Observer“Vache Baroque has, once again, shown itself to be a class act and its flair for cultural synthesis and musical excellence makes this one of the UK’s hottest groups” Opera Today“A richly satisfying evening” ★★★★Plays to See 7.30pm on Monday 24 March 2025 at Magdalen College Chapel, Oxford 7.30pm on Tuesday 25 March
- [News](https://vachebaroque.com/news/) - NEWS Fri 26 september 2025 International Opera Awards Nomination We’re thrilled to share some exciting news – Vache Baroque has been nominated in the Equal Opportunities category at the 2025 International Opera Awards! This recognition means so much, especially for a project that is very close to our hearts. Our Deafblind Awareness Week project launched
- [Jazz Evening ft. Gabriella Liandu](https://vachebaroque.com/jazz2025/) - Jazz AT THE VACHE Jazz Evening: Echoes of ornament Our 2025 Summer Festival saw the premier of our first Jazz Evening, curated by and starring Zambian-Scottish mezzo-soprano Gabriella Liandu.Gabriella is known for her versatility, performing across a range of genres — from baroque opera to contemporary jazz. Being raised in the Middle East, her vibrant
- [Le Carnaval de Venise](https://vachebaroque.com/opera2025/) - Le Carnaval de venise Our 2025 summer festival show is Le Carnaval de Venise (1699), a circus-opera with music by André CampraSat 30 August 3pm ’til lateSun 31 August 3pm ’til lateSat 6 September 3pm ’til lateSun 7 September 3pm ’til lateSun 7 September Relaxed Performance 10am ’til 1.30pm read moreat The Vache, Chalfont St. Giles, HP8 4SD
- [Visionaries](https://vachebaroque.com/visionaries/) - VISIONARIES “Out of this world, as in utterly incredible…!” “Fantastic experience, very unique and in a beautiful setting!” “Magical and insightful” “Huge thanks and congratulations to all at Vache Baroque…! I’d love to experience magic again, so would be waiting for your next performance!” VISIONARIES: A MULTI SENSORY EXPERIENCE On Saturday 29 and Sunday 30
- [Le Carnaval de Venise - Relaxed Performance](https://vachebaroque.com/circus-opera-relaxed/) - RELAXED PERFORMANCE Relaxed Performance of Le Carnaval de Venise We believe opera should be enjoyed by everyone, without exception!Join us for the Relaxed Performance of our 2025 summer festival show: Le Carnaval de Venise (1699), a circus-opera with music by André Campra.Sunday 7 September 2025Grounds open 10am – 1.30pmThe main show will start at 11am. Running
- [Coffee Baroque](https://vachebaroque.com/coffee-baroque-2025/) - COFFEEBAROQUE BOOK NOW 11am & 6.30pm on Saturday 22 February 202511am & 5.30pm on Sunday 23 February 2025J. S. Bach’s “Coffee Cantata” BWV 211prefaced with chamber music by Bach and G. P. Telemannat Fidelio Cafe, 91 – 95 Clerkenwell Rd, London EC1R 5BXFor most of us, the day can only begin once we’ve had that comforting
- [Contact](https://vachebaroque.com/contact/) - EMAIL US For any general enquiries, please email info@vachebaroque.comIf you’d like to contact our box office, it’s tickets@vachebaroque.comFor anything casting-related, please write to auditions@vachebaroque.comPlease email development@vachebaroque.com if you’d like to discuss your VBFriends donation.Please direct all press messages to our PR representative Nicky Thomas at nicky@nickythomasmedia.com FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook Instagram Twitter Youtube Tiktok OUR NEWSLETTER Our audiences, participants and supporters aka VBFriends make
- [Le Carnaval de Venise VIP Package](https://vachebaroque.com/le-carnaval-de-venise-vip/) - Le Carnaval de venise VIP PACKAGE Experience the epitome of luxury with our exclusive VIP offering tailored for you and your guests. Join us for Opening or Closing night of Le Carnaval de Venise, our flagship 2025 circus-opera production with music by André Campra.Saturday 30th August – 3pm ’til lateSunday 7th September – 3pm ’til lateThe Vache, HP8
- [Julieth Q&A](https://vachebaroque.com/julieth-lozano/) - Q&A with Julieth Lozano Tuesday 24 June 2025 We’re excited to have Julieth Lozano joining us as one of our main cast members in Le Carnaval de Venise this summer. Julieth was the 2023 winner of the Dame Kiri te Kanawa audience prize in Cardiff Singer of the World and 2018 recipient of the President’s award
- [Katie Bray Q&A](https://vachebaroque.com/katie-bray/) - Q&A with Katie Bray Monday 26 May 2025 We’re excited to have Katie Bray joining us as one of our main cast members in Le Carnaval de Venise this summer. Katie is an award-winning mezzo-soprano who has become know for her magnetic stage presence and gleaming, expressive tone. We chatted to her about her approach
- [Opera 2024](https://vachebaroque.com/opera2024/) - L'OLIMPIADE “Distinguishing it throughout is an innate grace, consistently captured in the airborne playing of the 15-strong Vache Baroque Band… Resounding under a dusky sky on a balmy evening, the period trumpets, horns and timpani offered a special thrill.” Opera Magazine “Vache Baroque demonstrates that it is fast becoming a valuable forum for imaginative and
- [SEND work](https://vachebaroque.com/send-work/) - WORK WITH SEND LEARNERS SUPPORT US Since 2024, we have been developing specialist outreach for young people with special educational needs and disabilities. This includes a tailored version of A History of Sound, our flagship education programme, and workshops and resources for deafblind young people. A HISTORY OF SOUND In November 2024, we spent two
- [Orphée](https://vachebaroque.com/orphee/) - ORPHÉE BOOK NOW La descente d’Orphée aux enfers (1686) by Marc-Antoine Charpentier An opera in two acts prefaced with sound installations and pre-show pop-up performances, including Jephte (1648) by Giacomo Carissimi Friday 2 & Sunday 4 September 2022 Should promises always be kept? Should we enter into pacts? Do we have the free will to
- [One Off Donation](https://vachebaroque.com/supportus/donate/) - ONE OFFDONATION Support Vache Baroque: VBFriends | One Off Donation | Large Gifts | Gift Aid | Corporate Support | Gift Membership | U35 If you don’t feel able to commit to regular giving, you may be interested in making a one off donation. We are deeply grateful for all donations, big or small, that allow
- [Large Gifts](https://vachebaroque.com/supportus/largegifts/) - LARGEGIFTS Support Vache Baroque: VBFriends | One Off Donation | Large Gifts | Gift Aid | Corporate Support | Gift Membership | U35 We are deeply grateful for all donations, big or small, that allow us to continue our transformative work. Larger contributions provide us with the opportunity to plan for the future, ensuring the sustainability
- [Supporters](https://vachebaroque.com/supporters/) - WELCOME Welcome to our private VBFriends webpage! You’ll find all information about upcoming events here, as well as links to the content we’re creating exclusively for you. Scroll down to watch, listen, comment, RSVP and more… From all of the Vache Baroque team, a huge thank you for your ongoing support. 24 & 25 MARCH 2025
- [Gift Membership](https://vachebaroque.com/supportus/giftmembership/) - GIFT AVBFRIENDSMEMBERSHIP Support Vache Baroque: VBFriends | One Off Donation | Large Gifts | Gift Aid | Corporate Support | Gift Membership | U35 The gift of a VBFriends Membership is a gift that gives back! With a VBFriends Membership, your loved ones will enjoy access to exclusive events and priority booking for Vache Baroque shows,
- [Corporate Support](https://vachebaroque.com/supportus/corporate/) - CORPORATESUPPORT Support Vache Baroque: VBFriends | One Off Donation | Large Gifts | Gift Aid | Corporate Support | Gift Membership | U35 We believe opera stands out as an exceptional medium for creating a dynamic and inviting environment, perfect for connecting with clients and showcasing your brand’s core values. At Vache Baroque, we are committed
- [Gift Aid](https://vachebaroque.com/supportus/giftaid/) - GIFT AID Support Vache Baroque: VBFriends | One Off Donation | Large Gifts | Gift Aid | Corporate Support | Gift Membership | U35 Make your generosity go even further with Gift Aid! This amazing UK government initiative allows charities like ours to claim an extra 25p for every £1 you donate—at absolutely no extra cost
- [VBU35](https://vachebaroque.com/vbu35/) - WHAT'S ON Support Vache Baroque: VBFriends | One Off Donation | Large Gifts | Gift Aid | Corporate Support | Gift Membership | U35 Sign up for our U35 mailing list and be the first to hear about exclusive events, discounted tickets, and unique opportunities to get involved with Vache Baroque. As a Vache Baroque U35
- [Johnny Howard Q&A](https://vachebaroque.com/jonathan-howard-qa/) - Q&A with Jonathan Howard Tuesday 4 March 2025 We’re thrilled to be joined by Jonathan Howard (formerly of The King’s Singers) as a soloist for Out of the Deep and as a tutor for our James Bowman Young Artist Programme. We picked his brain on the things he’s most looking forward to about the project…
- [Coffee Baroque](https://vachebaroque.com/coffee/) - COFFEE BAROQUE Lieschen, a student, loves coffee. Her dad, Schlendrian, does not. At all. He tries everything he can think of to get her to stop, but she will have none of it!Two performances on Saturday 29 May 2021Guests were invited to arrive early to enjoy complimentary coffee and cake, as well as to immerse
- [Sounds of the World](https://vachebaroque.com/sounds-of-the-world/) - SOUNDS OF THE WORLD BOOK NOW BOOK NOW In December, our Young Ambassadors presented their self-produced event Sounds of the World: a festive journey through different cultures. The Young Ambassadors organised a workshop featuring Bulgarian dance, Christmas carols and Samba percussion, followed by a concert with a varied line up of performers. “Great fun and
- [Rossi 400](https://vachebaroque.com/rossi/) - #ROSSI400 In 2023 we celebrated Salomone Rossi, a highly respected Jewish composer and principal violinist in the court of Mantua, working alongside Claudio Monteverdi in the decades either side of 1600. Today, it is Rossi’s famous colleague who enjoys the spotlight, with Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo (premiered in Mantua in 1607) celebrated as the first great opera.
- [Come & Learn To Sing](https://vachebaroque.com/learn-to-sing/) - COME & LEARN TO SING “Very inclusive and a brilliant way to get people involved”“Joyous, fun, tuneful”“It was perfectly pitched… no pun intended. Thank you.” 2024 AUTUMN SESSIONS Our Come & Learn To Sing workshops are for anyone that has always wanted to learn how to SING or to read music notation – they’re an
- [Support Us](https://vachebaroque.com/supportus/) - SUPPORT US SET UP A REGULAR DONATION MAKE A SINGLE DONATION OUR SUPPORTERS We believe high-quality productions of Baroque music and drama should be open to everyone. By observing and challenging traditional access to classical music culture, we aim to produce events that will entice and entertain both new and seasoned audiences. These events will
- [A History of Sound Archive](https://vachebaroque.com/history-of-sound-sep22/) - A History of Sound BOOK NOW 2022 After a week of R&D at The Vache, A History of Sound was shared at the 2022 Vache Baroque Festival on 3 September 2022. An audience of 62 children and adults watched the premiere performance, before participating in a range of hands-on creative activities. 2023 In January 2023, we
- [Looking Bach](https://vachebaroque.com/looking-bach-gala-concert/) - LOOKING BACH LOOKING BACH To finish 2022 with a celebration, we took over Conway Hall in London! World-class pianists, our brilliant Children’s Choir, a harpsichord, an organ, a jazz trio, a vocal consort, surround-sound electronics, two rooms full of art related installations, a photo booth…Our Looking Bach showcase celebrated two timeless collections by Johann Sebastian Bach
- [Terms and Conditions](https://vachebaroque.com/terms-and-conditions/) - Terms and Conditions These are the Vache Baroque's (VB) Terms and Condition on which we supply services to you. Please read them carefully, before you purchase tickets for a VB in-house production, as they outline how we provide our products. For details on how we collect and use information you provide to us, see our
- [Privacy Policy](https://vachebaroque.com/privacy-policy/) - Privacy Policy Vache Baroque (VB), registered charity number 1193591, is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the information you share with us is recorded accurately, retained securely and used only in the way you see fit. If you have any queries about this Policy or how we use your personal information, please contact us
- [Dido & Aeneas](https://vachebaroque.com/dido/) - In an attempt to keep the peace, Dido, Queen of Carthage agrees to marry Trojan Prince, Aeneas. As feelings grow, a blissful future seems certain. But unbeknownst to the happy couple, lurking spirits threaten to tear them apart and a tragic fate awaits…Friday 4 & Sunday 6 September 2020For the inaugural Vache Baroque Festival, Henry
- [QR Code](https://vachebaroque.com/qrcode/) - VISIONARIES We hope you’re having a great time at Visionaries: a multi sensory experience! THANK YOU We’d like to thank all our VBFriends for their ongoing support!If you’d like to support us, please visit our VBFriends page. HEAR FROM US Our Vache Baroque Festival audiences and supporters make all the work we do possible. You can
- [Paradise & Pandemonium](https://vachebaroque.com/paradise-pandemonium/) - PARADISE & PANDEMONIUM Stuck in the Garden of Eden with an irresistible temptation and the persuasive voice of Satan, Eve is faced with a moral dilemma. Later, the devil is up to the same trickery in an attempt to reduce Jesus to the same humiliating fate.A dramatic journey through John Milton’s Paradise Lost and Paradise
- [Acis & Galatea](https://vachebaroque.com/acis-galatea/) - ACIS & GALATEA BOOK NOW BOOK NOW As Handel’s most enduring dramatic work (and originally composed for outdoor performance), this opera follows the romantic story of Acis, a mortal shepherd, and Galatea, an ethereal nymph, whose undying love is fated by the jealousy of the monstrous giant Polyphemus.Friday 3 & Sunday 5 September 2021Guests were invited
- [Midsummer](https://vachebaroque.com/midsummer/) - MIDSUMMER MIDSUMMER EVENT: A DREAM AND A QUEEN In June 2023, our five JBYAP singers prepared a staging of Henry Purcell’s ‘Masque of the Seasons’ from his opera The Fairy Queen with acclaimed director Thomas Guthrie. They performed the piece twice accompanied by the VB Band, as part of an abridged two-hander version of Shakespeare’s A
- [Purcell Reimagined](https://vachebaroque.com/purcellreimagined/) - PURCELL REIMAGINED EUCHAR GRAVINA: TWO PURCELL FRAGMENTS We were thrilled with the response to our open call for composers & arrangers aged 35 and under to creatively reimagine a song of their choice by Henry Purcell for bass-baritone, piano, and electronics (live and/or recorded).Our panel – Juliet Fraser, Tristan Hambleton, and Simon Lepper – awarded
- [VBShowcase](https://vachebaroque.com/vbshowcase/) - VBSHOWCASE WOMEN OF THE BAROQUE VBSHOWCASE SERIES ONE Six performances of vocal works by female Baroque composers, all performed by women.Filming, Recording & Video Editing: Ben Tomlin ProductionsPhotos: The Photography Shed #1 JULIE PINEL Chantez, dansez jeunes bergères Julie Pinel (1710 – unknown) came from a family of court musicians and was a composer and
- [Community](https://vachebaroque.com/community/) - COMMUNITY COME & LEARN TO SING Have you always wanted to learn how to SING and/or to read music notation? Or would you like to find out what it might be like being part of a choir and what the multitude of health benefits might be? Please join VBF Artistic Director Jonathan Darbourne in the
- [Take a Bough](https://vachebaroque.com/takeabough/) - TAKE A BOUGH VBFRIENDS TAKE A BOUGH PDF OUR SUPPORTERS To celebrate the 300th anniversary of the publication of Johann Sebastian Bach’s ‘Well-Tempered Clavier’ Book 1, Vache Baroque is looking to the future by planting an orchard. Twelve new trees – one for each note contained within an octave – will take root in the ancient
- [Piano Masterclass](https://vachebaroque.com/piano-masterclass/) - SUNDAY 23 OCTOBER BACH PIANO DISCOVERY DAY 9.30AM - 5pm The Vache Baroque Festival invites young pianists aged 15 – 18 to apply for our masterclass exploring the music of J. S. Bach’s ‘The Well-Tempered Clavier’ Book 1 and ‘Notebooks for Anna Magdalena’. The course will be led by acclaimed Bach pianist and experienced teacher
- [Ukraine Fundraiser](https://vachebaroque.com/ukraine/) - UKRAINE FUNDRAISER A fundraising concert at Grosvenor Chapel in London8pm, Thursday 19 MayAn evening of reflection and hope expressed through music and poetry. Proceeds of £3044.34 were donated to WithUkraine.We categorically oppose Russia’s invasion and perpetration of war crimes against the Ukrainian people. It feels imperative that in this time of great need, we offer them
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