Friday, 20 February 2009

All white at Halswell


The magnificent Baroque Ensemble from the Wells Cathedral School played in the Banqueting Room (which was built for exactly this purpose) during Halswell House’s recent Tulip Fair, and the music was sublime.

They also coped with the soloist in Vivaldi’s Spring falling ill that morning, so Kate Southern took her place, never having played it before – and was magnificent.

Everyone was snowed in that night and the following morning, and when the camera man from ITV arrived, we took all the musicians on to the roof of the house which was covered in snow and they played Vivaldi’s Winter.

Who said the Spirit of Empire was dead?

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