Orfeas Ensemble
Perhaps you are looking for something slightly different for your event?
Then the Orfeas Ensemble is perfect for this occasion. An exciting group, larger than the quartet and with additional tonal forces, can provide thrilling performances of larger works. Hear the drama of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with the full complement of strings and harpsichord. Take a journey through Central Europe to music of the Balkans, full of fire, emotion and excitement. Drift away to the depths of Buenos Aires with Piazzola’s Seasons and traditional tangos - music of passion and pain.
The Orfeas Ensemble has given critically acclaimed performances of its Baroque Extravaganza, and performed Vivaldi’s Four Seasons at St.James Church, Piccadilly, and throughout the South East.
Performances include
East Finchley Arts Festival
Regular concerts with the London Ripieno Choir
St James’s Piccadillly
St Paul’s ‘Actors’ Church Covent Garden
St John’s Smith Square
Kingston College
Reform Club
Current programmes include
Baroque Extravaganza
(8 players)
A thrilling showcase of the whole ensemble as virtuosi.
Purcell Chaconny, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
Concerti by Bach, Telemann
Handle Queen of Sheba & Water Music
Central Europe and the Gypsies
(7 -9 players)
Weiner Divertimento No 1
Bartok Rumanian Dances
Skalkottas 5 Greek Dances
Sarasate Zigeunerweizen
Brahms Hungarian Dances
Sirba, Hora & Roumanian Donia
My Yiddish Momme
Diniciu Pacsirta
Monti Czardas
Ochi Chiorni
Czardas from Central Europe
Tangos & Waltzes Music of passion and seduction
(8 players)
Travel with us from Vienna to Buenos Aires.
Johan Strauss Die Shone Blue Danube, Roses from the South
Pizzicato Polka
Astor Piazzolla Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas de Buenos Aires
Libertango, Oblivion, Sur
La Cumparsita & Pour Una Cabeza
‘Orpheus and his players have on various occasions taken part in London Ripieno Society concerts both accompanying the London Ripieno Singers and playing orchestral works. I have always found them to be responsive and equal to the task. Orpheus's sunny temperament and professionalism make him a pleasure to work with.’
Geoffrey Hanson Conductor, London Ripieno Society, Artistic Director,
East Finchley Arts Festival