# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Orpheus and his Lyre: the Salisbury Connection
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 03 May, 2026 at 06:30 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Orpheus and his Lyre: The Salisbury Connection

Music from the Corfe Family Collection in Salisbury Cathedral Library

Performed by Salisbury Baroque

Leader – Julia Bishop
Solo flute – Cheri Wallace
Solo soprano – Abigail Hooper
Lute/theorbo – Matthew Nisbet

Step back in time, and enjoy the music of Georgian Salisbury.
Salisbury Baroque will perform a selection of pieces from the Corfe Family Music Collection, which is part of the collections of Salisbury Cathedral Library. The Corfe family lived in Salisbury in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and played a prominent role in the musical life of both the city and the Cathedral, working as singers, organists, conductors, and composers. The family’s music collection contains over 200 printed and manuscript scores of works that all have a Salisbury connection.

The programme will feature works by Joseph Corfe (Cathedral Organist 1792-1894), works by other local figures such as Thomas Norris, as well as works by other notable composers of the day such as George Frideric Handel and William Boyce, including Handel’s beautiful setting of Sweet Bird for solo soprano and flute.

Salisbury Baroque is Salisbury’s only period-instrument orchestra. Using copies of instruments of the period, and authentic playing style, the group is able to bring to its audience a sense of intimacy and style difficult to achieve with larger forces and modern, heavier instruments.

In the concert, the Cathedral’s eighteenth-century viola, made in Salisbury by Benjamin Banks, will be played.

This event is part of a weekend of events celebrating Georgian music.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salisbury/orpheus-and-his-lyre-the-salisbury-connection/200029932974453
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, concerts, live-music
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 5

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Salisbury
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Salisbury Cathedral
- **lat**: 51.064937674615
- **long**: -1.7974019050598
- **full address**: Salisbury Cathedral, The Close,Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Orpheus and his Lyre: the Salisbury Connection being held?
  - **A:** Orpheus and his Lyre: the Salisbury Connection takes place on Sun, 03 May, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Sun, 03 May, 2026 at 06:30 pm at Salisbury Cathedral, The Close,Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Orpheus and his Lyre: the Salisbury Connection?
  - **A:** Orpheus and his Lyre: the Salisbury Connection is organized by Salisbury Cathedral.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Orpheus and his Lyre: the Salisbury Connection is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Salisbury, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Orpheus and his Lyre: the Salisbury Connection sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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