This is a sample programme, with 2 halves of roughly 45 mins each. We also frequently perform shorter programmes of an hour or less, in that case generally with either theorbo or mandora, not both. This particular programme is focussed on lesser known music from Germany and Britain from the 18th and early 19th centuries:

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Johann Adolf Hasse (1699 – 1783)

Solo Op. 5 No. 1 (violin & theorbo)

Andante / Allegro ma non tanto presto / Andante amoroso / Allegro

 

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 – 1767)

Fantasia No.1 in Bb (violin solo)

Largo /  Allegro / Grave (6:00)

 

General John Reid (1721 – 1807)

Sonata No. 2 in G (violin & theorbo)

Andante / Allegro / Moderato Cantabile / Giga Allegro

 

L.eopold Mozart (1719 – 1787) and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)

3 short pieces from Nannerl’s Notebuch (theorbo solo)

Allegro /  Menuet / Menuet

 

William Smethergell (1751 – 1836)

Solo for Violin Op. 5 No. 4 (violin & theorbo)

Allegro Moderato / Andante / Tempo di Minuetto

 

INTERVAL

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Christian Gottlieb Scheidler (1747 – 1829)

Sonata in D (violin & mandora)

Allegro / Romance / Rondo

 

Josef Michael Zink (1758 – 1829)

Phantasia (mandora solo)

 

Ivan Khandoshkin (1747 – 1804)

Rondo (violin solo)

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18th century Scottish Folk tunes:

James Oswald (arr.) (1710 – 1769)     Pentland Hills (violin & mandora)

 

Niel Gow (arr.) (1727 – 1807)

Medley: Robie Donna Gorach – Gigg – Stumpey Strathspey – The Ranting Highland Man –

The Lass That Made the Bed For Me (violin & mandora)