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Queensland Baroque: ‘Handel’s Heros’
22 February @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm AEST

‘Handel’s Heros’ ‘One of baroque music’s greatest champions!’
This concert will feature the talents of the Queensland Baroque Orchestra and soloists
including: Juanita Simmonds (Harpsichord), Philip Griffin (Baroque Guitar), Matthew Ventura (Baroque Bassoon), Ravind Sangha (Traverso/Baroque Flute) and others. The concert will be led by renowned Artistic Director and Conductor, John Foster.
Come and experience all the colours and beauty of the sounds from the unique musical imagination of master composer Georg Friedrich Handel. From the most tender nuance of his solo works to masterful, thrilling sounds of the full baroque orchestra, we have carefully curated an incredible afternoon’s entertainment.
GEORG FRIEDRICH HANDEL (1685 – 1759)
Works including:
Suite in D major from ‘Water Music’
Variations on ‘a Harmonious Blacksmith’
Concerto Doppio in C minor HWV308
Sonata in B minor HWV386b
Suite from a Musical Clock
Passacaglia in G minor from Suite No.7 HWV432
Concerto Grossi Op.6 No.1
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