BERWICK MUSIC SOCIETY
“Echoes of the Baroque: A Musical Journey”
Saturday 28th February 2026 – 14:00
Join us for an engaging afternoon exploring the elegance, emotion, and artistry of Baroque music — a time when composers shaped sound into intricate patterns of beauty and drama. Maria Chester’s talk will guide listeners through the unique characteristics of the Baroque style, from the invention of tonality to the expressive contrasts of light and shadow that defined the era.
Gal Trio, a talented trio of musicians will perform live excerpts from masterpieces by composers such as Bach, Vivaldi, and Haendel.
Together, Maria’s lecture and the live music of the Gal Trio will offer a vivid portrait of an age, revealing how the spirit of the Baroque continues to resonate in today’s music and culture.
GAL TRIO
Serenna MacLellan (flute)
Elinor Haf Roderick (violin)
Anoukia Nistor (cello)
Bach –Trio Sonata BWV1039 in G Major, Mov 1-2
Haendel –Trio Sonata HWV386b in B minor, Mov 3-4
Vivaldi –The Four Seasons- Spring – Extracts arranged for Violin, flute, and Cello
Haendel –Trio Sonata HWV 386b in B minor-Andante–Allegro
Bach –Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major-Prélude
Trio Sonata BWV1039 in G Major-Presto
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FRED OLSEN – BOREALIS
From Southampton to Buenos Aires
28/01/2026 to 19/02/2026
Fred Olsen invited me again to deliver eight lectures throughout three weeks of sailing. It is a fantastic opportunity to share and enjoy some talks that will revealed juicy details of places and civilisations we are going to visit together.
These are the titles of my talks:
1-SEA MONSTERS
2-GALICIA
3-THE GUANCHES
4-THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
5-SLAVERY & RELIGION
6- AMAZONIA & AMAZON RIVER
7-AMAZONIA-ROCK ART
8-ART NOUVEAU IN BUENOS AIRES
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TYNESIDE ARTS SOCIETY – 12TH JANUARY 2026
British women artists between 1919 and 1939 were notable painters, sculptors, and photographers who helped change British art during the interwar period.The work of women artists between the wars is not well documented.Their paintings, and photographs documentedeveryday life, shifting gender roles, and the emergence of new opportunities for women. Interwar British women artists depicted societywith a unique perspective that reflected both the profound social changes of the interwar period. Their work often reflected changing social roles, the impact of war, and broader modernist movements. Their art captured the anxieties, hopes, and the role of women, from personal experience with war, work, as well as gender expectations.
NOTE: this lecture is part of a ten-hour course about BRITISH ART BETWEEN THE WARS which is ideal for summer schools.
ART & CIVILISATIONS 