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First Encounters

Musical Journeys from the Dawn of the Global Age

St Mary Magdalene Thornham Magna
Sunday 16 July 2023 3.00pm

Musical interactions between Ming and Qing Dynasty China and their European contemporaries in the 17th and 18th centuries

performed by

Divertissement Chinois

Divertissement Chinois is an exciting new project tracing the musical encounters between Western Europe and other civilisations. The programme includes transcriptions of Chinese and Indian melodies, as well as Rameau's compositions performed in China.

Philippa Hyde soprano  William Summers baroque flute
Ibrahim Aziz viola da gamba  Agnes Chin guzheng
Diane Moore baroque violin  Yeo Yat-Soon harpsichord

Tickets £20 seating unreserved

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