Peter Seymour director/harpsichord/organ/fortepiano Yvonne Seymour soprano Stephen Varcoe baritone Lucy Russell, Simon Jones, Jonathan Sparey violins Alan George viola Rachel Gray cello Jane McDermott violone Anthony Robson oboe Crispian Steele Perkins trumpet

A flexible group varying in size from chamber to orchestral. Available also with Yorkshire Bach Choir. Fees quoted for specific programmes or programmes designed to fit promoter’s budget. YBS has, for the last 20 years, formed the basis of baroque and classical parts of the York Early Music Festival and has recorded regularly for BBC and WDR. Particular areas of specialisation include restoration England, 18th century England (Handel) and Germany (Bach); also Classical (Mozart, Haydn, CPE Bach) and early Lieder (Haydn, Mozart, CPE Bach, Zelter, Schubert). In September 1999 YBS gave a live EBU broadcast of music by John Blow.

In June 2007, YBS appeared in Leipzig Bach Festival, performing Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and newly edited odes by Blow and Daniel Purcell.

Education:

University (or similar) workshops available in:
Early Lieder; Introduction to Early Instruments; Restoration England; Bach

Recordings:

Mozart: Requiem (York Records)
Festal Mass at the Imperial Court in Vienna 1648 (IMP Classics)
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (WDR)
Purcell/Blow: Biblical Narratives (BBC)
Schütz: Resurrection History, Seven Last Words, St John Passion (BBC)
Blow: St Cecilia’s Day Ode; verse anthems; songs and dialogues (WDR)
Victoria: Psalms and Motets (Classicprint 2002)
Monteverdi: Vespers 1610 (Cloister Records)
Bach Family Motets (Cloister Records)

Performances:

16 Jun 07 Leipzig Bach Festival
7 Jul 07 York Early Music Festival
15 Dec 07 St Michael-le-Belfrey, York

Contact:

Peter Seymour, 11 Bootham Terrace, York
North Yorkshire YO30 7DH

Tel: 01904 652799

Email: ps22@york.ac.uk
Website: www-users.york.ac.uk/~ps22/ybs.htm