Past concert

The Green Piper

Apeiron Baroque

When

Sunday 23 August 2026

16:30

Where

Wesley Music Centre

Canberra

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Programme

de BOISMORTIER, Joseph Bodin

Prelude from "Il divertissemens"
The 4th Dimension
- de LA GUERRE, Elisabeth Jacquet
  
  Prelude from Pieces de Clavecin, Livre 2
- SCHOP, Johann
  
  "Lachrimae"
DELAVIGNE, Philibert

"La Rose" for Violin and Musette

Soloist: Simon Rickard (musette)
A Fetish for Flowers
- HANDEL, George Frederic
  
  Fantasia HWV 406
- MASCITTI, Michele
  
  Pastiche Sonata in A major from Opus 8
On Authenticity
- GUILLEMAIN, Louis Gabriel
  
  Sonata for Violin and Continuo, Op. 11 No. 3
Finding a Place
- BAAL, Johann
  
  Violin Sonata from Opus Primum
Let Them Eat Cake!

Chamber series concert. Gardening-themed presentation pairing Baroque music with horticulture. Guest Simon Rickard — specialist in historical bassoons, renaissance reed instruments and baroque musette — spoke on gardens, nature and music, and played the musette, which bookended the programme. Musicians: John Ma (violin, viola), Marie Searles (harpsichord). Programme segment titles (“The 4th Dimension”, “A Fetish for Flowers”, “On Authenticity”, “Finding a Place”, “Let Them Eat Cake!”) are the ensemble's own spoken-segment headings as published in their newsletter. Reviewed by Limelight (https://limelight-arts.com.au/reviews/the-green-piper-apeiron-baroque/) and Canberra CityNews, “Bagpipes and byways enliven baroque journey” (https://citynews.com.au/2026/bagpipes-and-byways-enliven-baroque-journey/). Concert photography by Dalice Trost.