Peter McCarthy - violone player
Welcome to my website!
I play a variety of different bass (and double bass) string instruments.
Next up - London Viols will play free of charge at 1pm on March 29th at St. Michael & All Angels, Northcote Road E17 6PQ
Everybody welcome to hear 30 minutes of beautiful viol music.
PHOTO Paul Tucker
In 2002 I started a concert series in Walthamstow, London E17 - Music in the Village.
NEWS
On my 'LECTURES' page you can find a concise note for composers who are writing new music for old instruments.
PHOTO Paul Tucker
For St James' Baroque I play violone and violone grosso, and sometimes large bass violin.
Here are London Viols, a group I decided to start in 2016, rehearsing at St. Michael and All Angels in Walthamstow, London E17.
The Swedish nyckelharpa is my latest passion! If it didn't already exist, we would have to invent it.
For twenty four years, I was the bass player for the English Concert. In 2003 I volunteered myself to manage St. James' Baroque and ended up running it ever since. Be careful what you volunteer for!
I recently made an edition of Carissimi's Jepthte from the score Marc-Antoine Charpentier copied out, presumably when he was studying with Carissimi around 1677. Most editions are an amalgam of available sources but Charpentier's score seems worthy of performance in its own right.
I will upload it to IMSLP soon but you can find the score on my lectures page. Bigger job that I had in mind when I started it!
St. James' Baroque are teaming up with Amici Voices to repeat our lovely Buxtehude programme 6.30pm on March 17th, St. John's, Harpenden.
Next MUSIC IN THE VILLAGE concert coming up is at St. Michael & All Angels
on Wednesday May 1st 7.30pm
Carole Cerasi - virtuosic harpsichordist.
PHOTO Paul Tucker
