Gulliver’s Travels

Sample Programme

William Boyce – Symphony No 1 in Bb – Allegro

Henry Purcell – Sailor’s Dance from Dido and Aeneas

Henry Purcell – Dance for the Fairies from The Fairy Queen

Alessandro Melani – All’armi ò Pensieri

Georg Philipp Telemann – Brobdingngian Gigue

George Frideric Handel - Let the Bright Seraphim from Samson

Georg Philipp Telemann – Chaconne of the Lilliputians

Alessandro Scarlatti – Si Suoni la Tromba

George Frideric Handel - Lascia Ch’io Pianga from Rinaldo

Georg Philipp Telemann - Daydreams of the Laputians

Henry Purcell - Hornpipe from King Arthur

Georg Philipp Telemann – Intrada

Henry Purcell – Fairest Isle from King Arthur

Henry Purcell – Grand Dance – Chaconne from King Arthur

 

Script by Alexis Brett

Duration: 40 minutes (+20 minutes ‘discovery time’)

Instrumentation: 1 soprano, 1 trumpet (also narrator), 2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello, 1 harpsichord*

Cost: £900

Options: Added viola, no soprano, no trumpet.

*Harpsichord optional hire £250