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Melancholy and Majesty - String Sounds from Baroque England - Baroktoberfest 2026

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English baroque music holds both deep melancholy and elegant splendour - from reflective tones in an intimate chamber setting to lively concerti grossi and grand string sounds. In this concert we hear English music from around 1600 up to the middle of the 1700s, when music was played with great enthusiasm at court, in church, in the pub and at home. The programme brings together works by both well-known and lesser-known composers such as Dowland, Holborne, Locke, Blow, Geminiani, Avison and Händel. It alternates between chamber-music intimacy and a full-blooded string ensemble with basso continuo, and the concert gives the audience the chance to experience the many facets of the English baroque - from the heartfelt and absorbing to the energetic and virtuosic. Baroque music - fresh from the barrel! Two days of baroque music, folk music, communal dining, folk dancing and musical surprises in the middle of Copenhagen. On 23-24 October Camerata Øresund once again invites you in to Baroktoberfest - our informal celebration of baroque music, where the joy of music and the magic that arises when musicians and audience come closer to each other fill the air. This year we head north. From Icelandic folk melodies and yearning sounds to festive vocal music and the melancholy and majesty of the English baroque - and an encounter between baroque and folk music that finally sends us straight onto the dance floor. Over two days you can experience four concerts with Camerata Øresund and international guests, join in the communal dinner, explore music you may never have heard before - and end the festival with bagpipes and folk dancing. Baroktoberfest is for both dyed-in-the-wool baroque fans and for you who are simply curious. Together with fantastic guest musicians we want to offer enriching musical experiences, but there is no need for solemnity. We create a warm and relaxed festival atmosphere with room for immersion, community, food, drink - and plenty of musical enjoyment. Come to one concert, stay the whole evening - or take in the whole of Baroktoberfest.

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