2026 Festival
The Three Elizabeths of Georgian England
Thursday, 18 June 2026 11:00am
The Old Church, Stoke Newington N16 [venue]
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Masumi Yamamoto, harpsichord
The Georgian period was an era of profound transformation in Britain, including the first published works by women composers for the harpsichord. This programme showcases music by three such enterprising women, all sharing the name Elizabeth: Elisabetta de Gambarini (1730–1765), Elizabeth Turner (d.1756), and Elizabeth Hardin (1750–1780), offering a glimpse into the creative voices of women in Georgian England.​
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Masumi Yamamoto will be performing on a harpsichord by local maker Huw Saunders. The concert will be presented with engaging introductions to both the instrument and the repertoire.
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Reverberate!
Friday, 19 June 2026 2:30pm
St Mary's New Church, Stoke Newington N16 [venue]
Students from the Guildhall School of Music Historical Performance Department present music for trumpets and sackbuts, using the full space of St Mary's to create magnificent reverberating sounds.​
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£18 adult ticket
£25 adult + child ticket
£34 "France and Spain" bundle of two evening concerts, 22, 26 June
The Medieval Femme Fatale
Monday, 22 June 2026 7:30pm
Our Lady of Good Counsel Church N16 [venue]
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duo Trobairitz:
Faye Newton - soprano
Hazel Brooks - vieille
Medieval duo Trobairitz present songs by female troubadours and trouvères from 12th and 13th century France, including Beatriz de Dia, the Duchess of Loraine and Blanche de Castile, Queen of France. Chansons of love, desire and marital discontent are interspersed with readings from leading ladies of the time, as well as lively fiddle dances.
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Aperitivo! A taste of 17th century Italy
Wednesday, 24 June 2026 7:00pm
The Abney Chapel, Abney Park N16 [venue]
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Musicke's Measure:
Zoë Brookshaw - soprano
Helen Roberts - cornetto
Aileen Henry - harp
Toby Carr - theorbo
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​Helen Roberts, cornettist and founder of Musicke's Measure, brings her rarely heard instrument to SNEMF for the first time. She is joined by musicians familiar to SNEMF audiences: soprano Zoe Brookshaw, harpist Aileen Henry and lutenist Toby Carr. With this enchanting combination of sounds, Musicke's Measure performs music from 17th century Italy in the beautiful acoustic and surroundings of Abney Park Chapel.
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£20 adult ticket
£28 adult + child ticket
£34 "France and Spain" bundle of two evening concerts, 22, 26 June
Echoes of the Spanish Baroque
Friday, 26 June 2026 7:30pm
The Old Church, Stoke Newington N16 [venue]
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Lowe Ensemble:
Myriam Lowe - soprano, harpsichord
Joseph Lowe - baroque violin, baroque viola
Gabriel Lowe - baroque violin
Xavier Lowe - baroque cello, viola da gamba
Santiago Lowe - baroque cello
with Daniel Murphy - lute
The Lowe Ensemble, with lutenist Daniel Murphy, present music by Spanish composers as well as French, Italian and English composers who were influenced by Spanish culture and language. Handel's colourful Spanish cantata No se emendará jamás and Lully's Sé que me muero de amor from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, reflect the allure of the Spanish language and its poetic expressiveness. The programme also includes Lowe Ensemble's exhilarating arrangement of a Fandango by Antonio Soler.​
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Toccata to Tango
Wednesday, 1 July 2026 11:00am
The Harriet Delph Room, Abney Park Cafe N16 [venue]
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Guillermo Willis - bandoneon
Argentinian bandoneon player Guillermo Willis presents a highly unusual programme, ranging from paraphrases of 12th century plainchant through toccatas and sonatas by Frescobaldi and Scarlatti to 20th century tango.
Originally intended for sacred music and later adopted into the tango bands of Argentina, the bandoneon is an 'early' instrument with a fascinating history.​
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