{"id":6365,"date":"2015-02-23T10:47:01","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T09:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=6365"},"modified":"2015-02-23T10:50:44","modified_gmt":"2015-02-23T09:50:44","slug":"high-voltage-baroque-from-cantiaquorum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2015\/02\/23\/high-voltage-baroque-from-cantiaquorum\/","title":{"rendered":"High-voltage Baroque from CantiaQuorum"},"content":{"rendered":"

An electrifying performance of the Bach Double Violin Concerto from Alexandra Reid and Kathy Shave\u00a0and the musicians of\u00a0CantiaQuorum<\/strong> was the centrepiece of a concert bursting with energy on Friday.<\/p>\n

A rapturous ovation from an enthralled audience greeted an agile\u00a0reading of Bach’s concerto that bristled with vigour – the enthusiasm shared between the soloists was reflected by the ensemble as a whole.<\/p>\n

\"WP_20150220_20_02_07_Pro\"The evening opened with Handel’s Silete Venti,\u00a0<\/em>conducted\u00a0by Alex Caldon,\u00a0with\u00a0Susanna Hurrell’s bright, spinning soprano a perfect foil for the supremely accomplished Ilid Jones on oboe; the performance deftly captured\u00a0the wide range of both\u00a0the drama and the melodic grace of the piece, delivered with stylish aplomb.<\/p>\n

\"WP_20150220_20_05_29_Pro\"The second half alternated movements of Telemann’s Tafelmusik<\/em> with Cage’s Living Room Music; <\/em>gathered around a dining-table, various members of the ensemble took turns to wield chopsticks, cutlery and even children’s toys to realise Cage’s exploitation of household objects, at one point updating it to deploy iPhones and an iPad to reflect the twenty-first century – an energy-drive reading of a different kind.<\/p>\n

\"WP_20150220_21_06_24_Pro\"<\/p>\n

A fantastic evening, with an ensemble of professional players in tip-top form.<\/p>\n