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St Mary the Virgin, Bruton

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Founded in January 2022, South West Baroque Orchestra is the period instrument orchestra of the South West. We play Baroque music to a high standard and perform concerts throughout the region, particularly in areas which do not usually have concerts of Early Music. &nbsp;Members travel far and wide to play together and come from Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Bristol and Gloucestershire.SWBO has performed at Wells, Exeter and Truro Cathedrals, and also at Sherborne Abbey. Elsewhere, Afternoon Tea Concerts are a speciality! Our last Tea Concert was at All Saints&rsquo; Church in Bristol in July 2024 (which was described by a concert-goer as &lsquo;one of the highlights of my concert year!&rsquo;) and since then we have given an evening performance of Handel&rsquo;s Dixit Dominus with the Collegium Singers at St. James&rsquo; Church in Taunton, where SWBO played the Telemann Concerto in D for Viola da Gamba (soloist Jacqui Robertson-Wade) in the first half of the concert.🎻 Baroque works will be played on period instruments, offering a vivid glimpse into the sound-world that has shaped worship and community for centuries. Your presence helps St Mary&rsquo;s remain an active, welcoming parish church for Bruton and the surrounding villages 🙏.

Founded in January 2022, South West Baroque Orchestra is the period instrument orchestra of the South West. We play Baroque music to a high standard and perform concerts throughout the region, particularly in areas which do not usually have concerts of Early Music.  Members travel far and wide to play together and come from Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Bristol and Gloucestershire.SWBO has performed at Wells, Exeter and Truro Cathedrals, and also at Sherborne Abbey. Elsewhere, Afternoon Tea Concerts are a speciality! Our last Tea Concert was at All Saints’ Church in Bristol in July 2024 (which was described by a concert-goer as ‘one of the highlights of my concert year!’) and since then we have given an evening performance of Handel’s Dixit Dominus with the Collegium Singers at St. James’ Church in Taunton, where SWBO played the Telemann Concerto in D for Viola da Gamba (soloist Jacqui Robertson-Wade) in the first half of the concert.🎻 Baroque works will be played on period instruments, offering a vivid glimpse into the sound-world that has shaped worship and community for centuries. Your presence helps St Mary’s remain an active, welcoming parish church for Bruton and the surrounding villages 🙏.

St Mary the Virgin, Bruton

The South West Baroque Orchestra

5 Silver St

General Admission

£15

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