Jenny Thomas flute/recorders/piccolo Oliver Sändig violin Ian Gammie bass viol/guitar Also Sophie Bevan soprano Rogers Covey-Crump tenor Edwina Smith flute Michael Sanderson violin/voice Katharine May harpsichord/square piano Derek McCulloch proprietor

For over 20 years Café Mozart has delighted specialist and non-specialist audiences alike with a unique blend of late 18th century vocal and instrumental music, some light, some serious, all of it attractive and typical of what appealed to players and listeners 200 years ago. Café Mozart prefers to play in an informal ambience, if possible with the audience sitting round tables, with food and drink to hand. But we are just as happy to play in conventional surroundings or at receptions. We have been heard in venues of all shapes and sizes: a Bishop’s Palace, an Ambassador’s residence, a seaside Ballroom, a riverside marquee, not to mention numerous village halls. Haydn’s English output features in most programmes, coupled to that of William Shield and the eccentric Earl of Abingdon, whose songs and country dances have proved absolute winners at home and abroad.

Sample Programme:

Mozart and Haydn - The Alternatives: (Divertimentos by Joseph’s younger brother and Wolfgang Amadeus’ father, together with works by their more famous relatives)
The Shakespeare of Music is here! Music written by Haydn in/for London and works by his English associates and friends.

Education:

Haydn in England, Haydn on England: An informal account, based on Haydn’s notebooks and correspondence.
Haydn’s ‘London’ Trios: Lecture-recital/workshop on the Trios (2 flutes and bass) and their evolution from manuscript draft to publication.

Recordings:

Goethe and the Guitar (DanubiaDiscs)
Hail Windsor, Crown’d with lofty Towers (DanubiaDiscs)
Haydn and The Earl of Abingdon (Naxos) - forthcoming

Performances:

06 Oct 06 Dungeon, Windsor Castle
09 Jun 07 The Orangery, Cliveden House, Bucks
20 Jun 07 Egham Music Club, Surrey

Contact:

Dr Derek McCulloch, 64 Frances Road, Windsor, Berks SL4 3AJ

Tel/Fax: 01753 831064

Email: enterprises@cafe-mozart.org.uk Website: www.cafe-mozart.org.uk