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Bach Cello Suites

with Alison McGillivray

Part of the Old Chapel Court Concerts 2017 Series

Add to my Calendar 05-08-2017 15:00 05-08-2017 17:00 36 Bach Cello Suites Alison McGillivray will play the first and sixth of Bach’s Suites on the 5 string cello. Alison McGillivray is a cellist and viola da gamba player who is regularly heard playing with Concerto Caledonia, The Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments, Rachel Podger’s Brecon Baroque and the Dunedin Consort. Her solo recordings include CPE Bach’s Cello Concerto with the Academy of Ancient Music and Geminiani Cello Sonatas with David McGuinness.  Alison played Bach Cello Suites at Rachel Podger’s Tokyo Bach Weekend, and was subsequently invited by the London Cello Society to perform on the unique 400 year old Amati 5-string cello. This concert forms part of Musica Deo Sacra, the annual festival celebrating music in the liturgy at Tewkesbury Abbey, which this year runs from 31 July to 6 August.  For further details see http://www.tewkesburyabbey.org.uk/ Old Baptist Chapel, Tewkesbury DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Old Baptist Chapel
Church Street
Tewkesbury
Gloucestershire
GL20 5RZ
England

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach – Cello Suite no.1 in G major, BWV 1007
Johann Sebastian Bach – Cello Suite no.6 in D major, BWV 1012

Performers

Alison McGillivray – cello

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Programme Note

Alison McGillivray will play the first and sixth of Bach’s Suites on the 5 string cello.

Alison McGillivray is a cellist and viola da gamba player who is regularly heard playing with Concerto Caledonia, The Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments, Rachel Podger’s Brecon Baroque and the Dunedin Consort. Her solo recordings include CPE Bach’s Cello Concerto with the Academy of Ancient Music and Geminiani Cello Sonatas with David McGuinness.  Alison played Bach Cello Suites at Rachel Podger’s Tokyo Bach Weekend, and was subsequently invited by the London Cello Society to perform on the unique 400 year old Amati 5-string cello.

This concert forms part of Musica Deo Sacra, the annual festival celebrating music in the liturgy at Tewkesbury Abbey, which this year runs from 31 July to 6 August.  For further details see http://www.tewkesburyabbey.org.uk/

Alison McGillivray

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