Saturday 9 May, 19:30 at Champs Hill, Pulborough
Bringers of Dreams: Introducing BREMF 2026 at Champs Hill
EVENT OVER. Join BREMF musicians including our co-Artistic Directors and early brass ensemble The Royal Sackbut Collective to introduce some of the music coming up as part of the 2026 festival.
Date & Time: Saturday 9 May, 19:30
Ticket price: £25 / £15 concessions. Includes wine or soft drink on arrival and in the interval
Venue: Champs Hill, Pulborough
Harry Buckoke viola da gamba
The Royal Sackbut Collective
Join BREMF musicians including early brass ensemble The Royal Sackbut Collective as they introduce some of the music coming up as part of the 2026 festival which takes the theme of Bringers of Dreams. BREMF co-Artistic Directors Hannah Ely and Olwen Foulkes will be joined by Oliver Webber, Kristiina Watt, Harry Buckoke and 2025 BREMF Emerging Artists The Royal Sackbut Collective to bring to life the music of Renaissance Florence, the City of Dreams.
Audience members are invited to explore the beautiful gardens at Champs Hill before the concert and in the interval.
This event is supported by The Bowerman Charitable Trust.
Programme
Programme to include:
John Dowland
1563-1626 O sweet woods
Dowland Time stands still
Dowland Sorrow stay
Henry VIII
1491-1547 En vray amoure
Luca Marenzio
1553-1599 Belle ne fa natura
Francesca Caccini
1587-1640 La Sirena aria from Ruggiero
Henry Purcell
1659-1695 The Plaint from The Fairy Queen
Purcell Dances from The Fairy Queen
Marco Uccellini
1603-1680 La Bergamasca
