Musica Amphion: Baroque Christmas Concert

Led by Pieter-Jan Belder and comprising of members of the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century. Belder is a leading figure in the music world, winning the NDR Music Prize and the International Bach Wettbewerb Leipzig. He has also recorded 555 harpsichord sonatas for the label - ‘Brilliant Classics.’

Musica Amphion is Belder’s own ensemble, which mainly plays baroque music. The ensemble worked on recording the entire works of Arcangelo Corelli and Tafelmusik.

A Christmas special concert, this show was put together especially for Christmas. A variety of compositions will be performed over an hour. A variety of tranquil, glorious and mesmerizing sounds will be heard by the audience. The compositions are all taken from Baroque composers and are very elegant in tone. The subjects for the score revolve around the Bible.

• Musica Amphion

• Pieter-Jan Belder - Harpsichord / Organ / Pipe

• Ilse Eerens - Soprano

• Manfredini - Concerto grosso in C, op. 3, no. 12 "Pastorale per il Santissimo Natale '

• Handel - Orgelconcert in g, op. 4, no. 3

• A. Scarlatti - Cantata Pastorale per la nascita di Nostro Signore Gesu Cristo

• Corelli - Concerto grosso in g, op. 6, no. 8 'fatto per la notte di Natale'