Welcome to our Baroque musical world
The Baroque period covers the 17th–18th century and embraces painting, sculpture, architecture, decorative arts, and music. Considered to be one of the richest and most diverse periods in music history, the era heralded significant new vocal and instrumental genres such as opera, oratorio, cantata, sonata and the concerto. It saw the birth of the orchestra, with the concerto giving soloists the chance to showcase their skills. And enabled composers like Claudio Monteverdi, J.S. Bach, and George Frideric Handel to flourish.
Berwick Community Winterfest
Berwick Community Winterfest celebrated the generational power of music at Tweedmouth Parish Church in November 2025 in front of an audience of 120 adults and children. The free music event featured schoolchildren from Prior Park Primary School, Tweedmouth West Primary School and Berwick Schools Concert Band alongside performances by the Berwick Baroque Players, Berwick Brass and Berwick Ukulele Jam.
Music & the art of the Baroque
Art historian Maria Chester’s fascinating audio-visual lecture on music and the art of the Baroque (Saturday 28th Feb 2026, 2pm) will be complemented by live music from Edinburgh’s Gal Trio. Emma Cairns (violin), Elinor Roderick (violin) and Serenna MacLellan (flute) will be joining Maria on stage playing selected 16th/17th century pieces from the vast catalogue of J.S. Bach, Vivaldi and Handel. Featured artists critically assessed by Maria will include Velázquez, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Rubens, Poussin, and Vermeer. Between them, Maria and The Gal Trio, will explore this magical creative period that revolutionised how we listen and view music and art.
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Want to play with the Berwick Baroque Players? Or do you want us to perform for your society or organisation? You may want to suggest a musical collaboration or other creative ventures? Whatever your ideas, we’d love to hear them. If you want to become more involved in what we do in any other way, simply get in touch via email at info@berwickbaroqueplayers.com.
Supported by Northumberland County Council & Create Berwick.
