Gates open at 3pm. Concert starts at 4.30pm. Tickets available. Picnic baskets available.

TRUMPET IN THE GARDEN

part of Fiori Musicali’s summer series 2025 – Hortus Musicus – the musical garden

An opportunity to visit the wonderful Northamptonshire gardens at Coton Manor.

The 17th-century court at Kromĕříž in Moravia was known for its fine gardens and first-rate musicians – including much admired court trumpeters.  Today the palace library holds quantities of trumpet music (some surviving only in the archives there!) which will resound again in an alfresco feast of Moravian baroque music.

And what about a picnic tea beforehand? You can book a ‘Best of British Hamper’ or ‘Vegetarian Hamper’  prepared by Zest Catering (or even bring your own) and enjoy these glorious gardens –  a colourful backdrop for the occasion. Gates open at 3pm.

Schmelzer   La Carioletta
Biber   Mensa Sonora in B flat
Biber   Sonata a 3 in D minor
Vejvanovský   Sonata Tribus Quadrantibus
Finger   Sonata in C for trumpet and violin
Schmelzer   Lamento sopra la morte Ferdinandi III
Schmelzer  Sonata a 3 in A minor
Biber  Sonata a 6 in B flat 

Adrian Woodward trumpet/cornetto, Stéphanie Dyer sagbutt, Hazel Brooks violin, Rebecca Hammond bassoon with  Fiori Chamber ensemble, Penelope Rapson director/chamber organ