Susanne Heinrich viols/artistic director Kah-Ming Ng virginals/harpsichord/chamber organ Reiko Ichise, Asako Morikawa viols Oliver Webber, Hazel Brooks violin Rachel Moss flute Helen Groves, Clara Sanabras soprano Rodrigo del Pozo tenor

‘Oxford’s most interesting and by far its most accomplished instrumental ensemble’ The Oxford Times is a ‘musical jewel in Oxford’s crown’ www.musicweb.uk.net. Described as ‘decidedly out of the ordinary’ Gramophone, the group has been praised for its ‘imaginative and well-thought-out programming’, which is the result of ‘both scholarly research and charismatic musicianship’ BBC Music Magazine. The ensemble specialises in the ingenious use of period instruments to produce ‘ravishing sonorities and full-bodied textures’ Gramophone with ‘their powerful cohesion, warm sound, and their eloquent authority’ Diapason. Charivari Agréable (trans. ‘pleasant tumult’, from Saint-Lambert’s 1707 treatise on accompaniment) was formed at the University of Oxford in 1993, and within the year became prize-winners of an international Early Music Network (UK) competition, made its debut at the Wigmore Hall, and recorded the first of many subsequent live broadcasts for the BBC.

Sample Programme:

Esperar, sentir, morir: (2 singers + 4 players: guitars, theorbo, viols, harp, keyboards) Songs and dances from the Hispanic Baroque. A programme with fantastic audience response following outings in Antwerp, Brighton, Manchester, Nuremberg and Istanbul.

Music for Mad George: (4 players: 2 violins, viol and harpsichord) The conservative musical taste of George III contrasted with the progressive taste of his queen, Charlotte, illustrated through music by JC Bach (hchd concertos), Abel, Handel and Mozart (Church Sonatas).

Education:

Demonstrations and lecture-recitals tailored to the requirements of the promoter.

Recordings:

SIG: Music for Gainsborough; The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book; Philip of Spain and his four wives; The Queen’s Goodnight; Modus Phantasticus; Harmonia Caelestis; Two upon a Ground; The Complete Works of Thomas Tallis vol. IX; Esperar, sentir, morir; The Virtuoso Godfather
ASV: F Couperin: Chamber Music for the King; M Marais: Musique pour la viole

Performances:

30 Apr 07 RNCM Early Music Series, Haden Freeman
Concert Hall, Manchester
2 May 07 Germanisches National Museum/Musica
Antiqua (Bayerische Rundfunk)
7 May 07 Brighton International Festival, St George’s
Kemptown

Contact:

UK: Adrian Smyth, 33 Binswood Avenue, Oxford OX3 8NY

Tel: 01865 751928
Fax: 01865 751928

Email: administrator@charivari.co.uk Website: www.charivari.co.uk

Intl: Keith Mayler, MAM Management, Längenfeldgasse 26/33,
A-1120 Vienna, Austria

Tel: +43 (0)1 815 37 33
Fax: +43 (0)1 812 71 67

Email: mam-vienna@utanet.at
Website: www.maylerartistmanagement.at