Jeremy Brooker director/classical and baroque baryton Roland Hutchinson baryton/viola da gamba

With six or seven bowed strings and up to two dozen plucked strings, the baryton combines elements of the viol, the harp and the one-man band. Invented in 17th century England, it achieved musical greatness in the 1770s with more than 140 works written for it by Franz Joseph Haydn, creator of the classical symphony and string quartet. For more than ten years, Jeremy Brooker and the Hauschka Ensemble have been reviving the lost art of the travelling baryton virtuosi, presenting original 17th, 18th and 19th century music alongside modern works for this ‘Instrument of Princes’. They have given concerts, radio and TV appearances in America and across Europe from England to Hungary and the Slovak Republic, receiving universal critical acclaim, and recording two superbly engineered audiophile CDs. Read more about the Baryton and the Hauschka Ensemble at
www.baryton.mailbox.co.uk

Sample Programme:

Queer Fish: Baryton duets by Joseph Haydn and original works written for the Ensemble.
Solo Recitals: Virtuoso programme of self-accompanied baryton solos from 17th century to the present day.
The Baroque Baryton: Featuring our unique 3-manual Baroque baryton and viola da gamba.
Rare Birds: A programme of original music for baryton and soprano from four centuries.

Recordings:

Queer Fish - All Haydn’s music for two barytons
Rare Birds - Baryton solos with and without voice from 18th, 19th and 20th centuries
A Hauschka Ensemble CD-ROM is also available

Performances:

Sep 06 Mannes University, New York
May 07 Sibelius Academy, Helsinki
Aug 07 Midis-Minimes Festival, Brussels

Contact:

Jeremy Brooker, 24 Holmesdale Road, Highgate, London N6 5TQ

Tel: 020 8348 3799

Email: baryton@mailbox.co.uk or jrbrooker@hotmail.com

Website: www.baryton.mailbox.co.uk