Choral concert: Masterpieces from Baroque Spain
The period instrument orchestra and choir Leeds Baroque, directed by Peter Holman present a programme of colourful sacred music for divided choirs and instruments by Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757), Francisco Valls (d. 1747), José de Torres (1670-1738), José de Nebra (1702-68) and others, including a complete performance of Nebra’s great Requiem (1758), commemorating Doña Bárbara de Braganza, Queen of Spain. This concert, supported by the Instituto Cervantes in Manchester and Leeds, marks the debut of Asuka Sumi as leader of the orchestra.