Gala Ball 2025 – 25 October 2025 – Public Trust Hall, Wellington – with special thanks to Black & Gold for so generously hosting us
Amour n’est ce point / Quatres parties de Monde – from Ballet Royale de Flore – JEAN-BAPTISTE LULLY
This way mortal – from The Judgment of Paris – JOHN ECCLES
Suivons l’Amour & Chaconne – from Cadmus et Hermione – JEAN-BAPTISTE LULLY
Frais et Gaillard – JACOBUS CLEMENS NON PAPA, with divisions by GIOVANNI BASSANO
Ostinato vo’ seguire – BARTOLOMEO TROMBONCINO
Pavana alla Venetiana – JOAN AMBROSIO DALZA – with special thanks to Piffaro for use of their arrangement as inspiration
Bourees from Terpsichore – MICHAEL PRAETORIUS of CREUZBERG
Zefiro torna e di soavi accenti – from Scherzi musicali – CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Courantes de Perichou, from Terpsichore – FRANCISQUE CAROUBEL INCERTI and MICHAEL PRAETORIUS of CREUZBERG
Courante 183, from Terpsichore – FRANCISQUE CAROUBEL INCERTI
Simphonie from Te Deum – MICHEL-RICHARD DE LALANDE
Curtain tune on a Ground – from Timon of Athens (Z. 632) – HENRY PURCELL
Aimez, aimez, belle bergere – from L’Europe Galante – ANDRÉ CAMPRA
Ciaccona à 7 – PHILIPP JAKOB RITTLER
Que les soins, les regards, les soûpirs et les larmes – from Les Amours de Momus – HENRI DESMARESTS
Chaconne et choeur, from Roland – JEAN-BAPTISTE LULLY
Performers:
- Artistic & Musical Director – Gordon Lehany
- Singers – Barbara Graham, Gen Gates-Panneton, Mark Bobb
- Violins – Gordon Lehany, Henry Nicholson, Sára Kadas
- Violas – David Pucher
- Cello – Jane Young, Tomos Christie
- Hoboys – Sharon Lehany, Luka Reardon
- Bassoon – Craig Bradfield
- Trumpets – Chris Woolley, Andrew Weir
- Timpani & Percussion – Larry Reese, Ben Whitton
- Shawm – Sharon Lehany
- Pommers – Gordon Lehany, Luka Reardon
- Sackbuts – Gordon Lehany, Jonathan Harker
- Cornetto – Gordon Lehany
- Serpent – Jonathan Harker
- Recorders – Gordon Lehany, Luka Reardon
- Harpsichord – Duncan Haynes
- Dancing-Master – Sharon Lehany
With special thanks to:
