WATER MUSIC
CONCERT
They that go down to the sea in ships…
Friday 4 September 2026
Tickets £12 – £56
6pm grounds open | 7.15pm concert starts | c.8.05pm interval (25 mins) | c.9.20pm concert ends
Water Music, but not by Handel… With a shimmering lake as a backdrop, join us for an H2O-themed concert event where rising-star soloists Sophia Prodanova (violin) and Isabelle Peters (soprano) will share the stage with surround sound recordings curated by triple-BAFTA-award-winning sound recordist Chris Watson. Storms, rivers, oceans, and creatures of the sea… this will be a full-drama adventure sailing into the ‘High Baroque’.
Le Sommeil d’Ulisse (movements 1-5)
Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (c.1715)
They that go down to the sea in ships
Henry Purcell (c.1684)
As pants the Hart (second version, movements 1-5)
George Frideric Handel (1713)
INTERVAL
Violin Concerto in Eb major ‘La Tempesta di mare’
Antonio Vivaldi (1725)
‘Wassermusik’ Suite in C major ‘Hamburger Ebb’ und Fluth’
I. Ouverture
III. Bourée – Die erwachende Thetis
IV. Loure – Der verliebte Neptunus
VI. Harlequinade – Der schertzende Tritonus
VII. Der stürmende Aeolus
VIII. Menuet – Der angenehme Zephir
IX. Gigue – Ebbe und Flut
Georg Philipp Telemann (1723)
Grounds will open at 6pm for picnicking before the concert.
The first half will start at 7.15pm, with a 25-minute interval at c.8.05pm.
The second half will start at c.8.30pm.
The show will end at c.9.20pm.
Grounds will stay open until 10pm, with the VB bar serving drinks until late.
Performers
Leader/solo violin Sophia Prodanova
Violin I Leo Appel, Alice Earll
Violin II Naomi Burrell, Christiane Eidsten Dahl
Viola Dan Shilladay, Charlotte Fairbairn
Bass violin/Cello Gavin Kibble
Double bass Carina Cosgrave
Oboe/Recorder Oonagh Lee, Joel Raymond
Bassoon Rebecca Hammond
Theorbo/Guitar Toby Carr
Percussion Louise Anna Duggan
Organ Makoto James
MD/Harpsichord Jonathan Darbourne
Sound recordist Chris Watson
Soprano Isabelle Peters
Soprano Betty Makharinsky
Countertenor Francis Gush
Tenor Conor Prendiville
Baritone Ross Cumming
Bass Trevor Eliot Bowes
Photograph of penguins (and Chris Watson) courtesy of Jason Roberts
How to book
For any booking queries, please email tickets@vachebaroque.com
As capacity is limited, we strongly recommend booking early to avoid disappointment.