Past Concerts
The Northern Baroque Orchestra has performed many concerts over the past 30 years. Here is a list giving details of our most recent concerts (venues, conductors, soloists and repertoire).
Spring 2023
Saturday 20th May
St Aidan's Church,
Manchester Road
Conductor: Paul Witkiewicz
Antonio Vivaldi Concerto in D minor, RV 129 'Madrigalesco'
Arcangelo Corelli Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 9 in D major
George Frideric Handel Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 4 in F major, HWV 315
George Frideric Handel Sinfonia from Solomon ('Arrival of the Queen of Sheba')
Francesco Saverio Geminiani Concerto Grosso No. 9 in A major (after Corelli's Violin Sonata Op. 5), H. 140
George Frideric Handel Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 5 in D minor, HWV 316
Autumn 2022
Sunday 20th November
St Aidan's Church,
Manchester Road
Conductor: Paul Witkiewicz
Soloist: Alfred Pollard (oboe)
Arcangelo Corelli Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 4 in D major
Edward Elgar Serenade for Strings, Op. 20
Alessandro Marcello Oboe Concerto in D minor, S D935
Johann Pachelbel Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37
Francesco Saverio Geminiani Concerto Grosso No. 3 in C major (after Corelli's Violin Sonata Op. 5), H. 134
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G major ('Eine kleine Nachtmusik'), K. 525
Summer 2022
Saturday 18th June
Church of St Edmund,
Clement Royds Street
Conductor: Michael Dow
Soloist: John Goodstadt (viola)
Henry Purcell Chacony in G minor, Z.730
Arcangelo Corelli Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 12 in F major
Georg Philipp Telemann Viola Concerto in G major, TWV 51:G9
William Boyce Symphony Op. 2 No. 4 in F major
Francesco Saverio Geminiani Concerto Grosso No. 7 in D minor (after Corelli's Violin Sonata Op. 5), H. 138
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Divertimento in D major, K. 136
Autumn 2019
Sunday 13th October
Church of St Edmund,
Clement Royds Street
Conductor: Paul Witkiewicz
Georg Philipp Telemann Ouverture-Suite in G minor, TWV 55:g4
George Frideric Handel Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 1 in G major
Edward Elgar Serenade for Strings, Op. 20
George Frideric Handel Sinfonia from Solomon ('Arrival of the Queen of Sheba')
John Stanley Concerto Op. 2 No. 2 in B minor
Johann Friedrich Fasch Ouverture-Suite in D minor, FWV K:d4
Summer 2019
Saturday 13th July
St Aidan's Church,
Manchester Road
Conductor: Michael Dow
Soloist: Poppy Weatherall (violin)
Henry Purcell Suite from 'Abdelazer', Z. 570
Johann Sebastian Bach Air from Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Antonio Vivaldi Violin Concerto Op. 8 No. 2 in G minor, RV 315 'Summer'
Francesco Saverio Geminiani Concerto Grosso No. 10 in F major (after Corelli's Violin Sonata Op. 5), H. 141
Colin Bayliss Concerto Grosso e Satirico, B155
Edvard Grieg Holberg Suite for string orchestra, Op. 40
Spring 2019
Sunday 10th March
Church of St Edmund,
Clement Royds Street
Conductor: Paul Witkiewicz
Soloist: Alastair Roberts (flute)
George Frideric Handel Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 10 in D minor
Giovanni Battista Draghi 'Pergolesi' Flute Concerto in G major, P. 33
Arcangelo Corelli Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 7 in D major
Johann Pachelbel Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37
John Stanley Concerto Op. 2 No. 3 in G major
František Xaver Pokorný (attrib. Luigi Boccherini) Flute Concerto in D major