Bread and Circuses – 10 August 2025 – Fortune Favours – a new sound installation composed by Luka Reardon, Bread and Circuses is a light-hearted and comedic exploration of breaking down the barriers of formal musical performance through direct interaction between audience and musicians.
Source music:
The Judgment of Paris (The Queen’s Closet edition) – JOHN ECCLES, DANIEL PURCELL, JOHN WELDON, GODFREY FINGER
Welcome, glorious morn – HENRY PURCELL
Performers:
- Artistic & Musical Director – Gordon Lehany
- Composer / Curator – Luka Reardon
- Mâitre d’ – Mark Bobb
- Trumpets – Gordon Lehany, Andrew Weir
- Violins – Henry Nicholson, Sára Kadas
- Viola – Sam Berkahn
- Cello – Tomos Christie
- Hoboys – Sharon Lehany, Luka Reardon
- Recorders – Luka Reardon, Gordon Lehany
With special thanks to:
