Preview: The Consort of Twelve goes on a “Grand Tour”

The Consort of Twelve’s latest concert, to take place at 6:00 pm on Sunday, 1 July at St Paul’s Church, Chichester, has a programme of Baroque music, played on original instruments and entitled The Grand Tour. It features music from France, German and Italy, with some well-known pieces by Handel and Purcell, but also rarities such as the “Nightwatchman’s Serenade” by Biber and a violin concerto by Tartini. Led by renowned violinist Catherine Mackintosh, it features as soloists Sara Deborah Struntz (violin) and Sophie Middleditch (recorder).