G.F. Handel: Dixit Dominus
5 September 2026
Sutton Elms Baptist Church, Broughton Astley
Conductor SEB CARRINGTON
Soprano PHILIPPA ALTHAUS
Soprano VICKI SHIRTLIFF
Soprano JEAN CLARA CARTWRIGHT
Alto OWEN RAVDEN
Tenor SJ SENANAYAKE
Bass LUKE BUSBRIDGE
Programme
G.F. HANDEL
Concerto Grosso, op 3 no 3
Sonata a 5, HWV 288
Chandos Anthem no. 11 'Let God Arise', HWV 256a
LUCIAN NG
free fall (world premiere)
G.F. HANDEL
Dixit Dominus, HWV 232
Il Fior de Lino
13 July 2026
Leicester Cathedral
5 August 2026
Atkins Building, Hinckley
30 August 2026
St James the Greater, Leicester
2 September 2026
St Mary's, Hinckley
Conductor SEB CARRINGTON
Programme
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Toccata from L'Orfeo
GASPARO ZANETTI
'La bergamasca' from Il Scolaro
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
'Pur ti miro' from L'incoronazione di Poppea
GASPARO ZANETTI
'Saltarello detta il fior de lino' from Il Scolaro
FRANCESCA CACCINI
Sinfonia from La liberazione di Ruggiero
GIACOMO FINETTI
'O Maria, quae rapis' from Concerti ecclesiastici
TARQUINIO MERULA
Ciaconna, op. 12 no. 20
GASPARO ZANETTI
'Saltarello della frascada' from Il Scolaro
BIAGIO MARINI
Sonata in Ecco con tre violini
GASPARO ZANETTI
'La Mantovana' from Il Scolaro
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Zefiro Torna e di soavi accenti
Moresca from L'Orfeo
Dido and Aeneas
16-18 April 2026
St Andrew's, Jarrom St, Leicester
Composer HENRY PURCELL
Librettist NAHUM TATE
Conductor, Director, Designer SEB CARRINGTON
Assistant Musical Director WILLARD WELSFORD
Cast
Dido DEBBIE DUBBERLEY
Belinda / Spirit JEAN CLARA CARTWRIGHT
Attendant / First Witch ANNA-JANE DAVIES
Aeneas SJ SENANAYAKE
Sorceress DENISE FABB
Second Witch CRISTINA RUIZ VILLENA
Sailor ANDREW DAVIES
J.S. Bach: Magnificat
24 January 2026
St Mary de Castro, Leicester
Conductor DAVID FISHER
Soprano 1 PHILIPPA ALTHAUS
Soprano 2 ALICE CHAMBERS
Alto SEB CARRINGTON
Tenor SJ SENANAYAKE
Bass LUKE BUSBRIDGE
Programme
ARCANGELO CORELLI
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8
J.S. BACH
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147
Magnificat in E-flat, BWV 243a
Mozart: Requiem
14 September 2025
Sutton Elms Baptist Church, Broughton Astley
Conductor SEB CARRINGTON
Soprano VICKI SHIRTLIFF
Alto PHILIPPA ALTHAUS
Tenor DALE HARRIS
Bass ANDREW ROBINSON
Programme
W.A. MOZART
Divertimento in D, KV 136
Missa Brevis in G, KV 49
Requiem in D minor, KV 626
Ave verum corpus, KV 618
Introducing Castle Baroque Players
6 August 2026
Atkins Gallery, Hinckley
13 August 2026
Bishop St Methodist Church, Leicester
24 August 2026
St James the Greater, Leicester
Conductor SEB CARRINGTON
Programme
ARCANGELO CORELLI
Concerto Grosso, op. 6 no. 4
G.P. TELEMANN
Trio Sonata in E, TWV 42:E4
WILLIAM BYRD
Jhon Come Kisse Me Now, T. 480
G.P. TELEMANN
Concerto for Recorder and Flute, TWV 52:e1
J.S. BACH
Brandenburg Concerto no. 5, BWV 1050