Ceremony and Battle

Ceremony and Battle

Hertford House is home to one of the world’s finest collections of arms and armour, and tonight we take the opportunity to explore it through the music of ceremony and battle. Fanfare music for brass quintet and percussion takes us through the splendour of Sovereign Ceremonies, the drama of music in battle, a pistol duel, and dynamic selections of music from Richard III.

Scheidt – Galliard Battaglia from Battle Suite
Bliss, arr. Bettley – The Sovereign’s Fanfare
Infantry – Last Post and Reveille
Purcell, arr. Bettley – Queen Mary’s Funeral March
Walton, arr. Bettley – Selections from Richard III: Fanfare, Trumpets Sound, March and Finale

Orpheus Sinfonia 

Adam Stockbridge – Trumpet
Sam Lewis – Trumpet
Tom Bettley – Horn
Tom Barton – Trombone
Stephen Calow – Tuba
Ben Brooker – Percussion 

Premieres on 18th April, and available to watch on demand thereafter.