Aif2026 - Beautiful Baroque At Tea Time

On Saturday in two concerts, The Brook Street Band, presents Kitchen Conversations, an engaging narrated programme of music, storytelling and good cheer. Inspired by the idea of the kitchen as the heart of the home – the concert explores traditions of food, hospitality and conversation through a lively selection of Baroque music. Come and join us in our imagined kitchen as a meal for friends is prepared and shared. As the gathering unfolds, conversation deepens, unexpected musical “ingredients” appear, and a rich Baroque sound world offers both nourishment and delight. In Handel’s day, the kitchen was hidden from view yet full of drama, energy and human interaction; today it often sits at the centre of the home, a place for gathering, sharing and storytelling. Kitchen Conversations draws on this enduring idea, bringing together music by Telemann, Handel, J. S. Bach, C. P. E. Bach, Rameau, Purcell and Errollyn Wallen. Rachel Harris & Kathryn Parry (violins) Tatty Theo (cello) Carolyn Gibley (harpsichord) with Richard Morrison, narrato