Museums at Night

The Roman Baths at Bath Spa, The Roman Baths, Abbey Church Yard, Bath,, Bath, Somerset

Sit laus Deo Apollini! For the third year in succession, I will be having the pleasure of playing my lyre, live at the world famous Roman Baths at Bath Spa! This concert and talk, held between 8 pm - 10 pm on Friday 16th May 2014, will form part of the annual "Museums at Night" festival. I will be performing my lyre in the amphitheatre below the incredibly evocative Gorgon's Head at the Temple Pediment of Sulis Minerva: From my experience of playing in this location for the previous two years, I have discovered that this particular position, in this amazingly preserved building provides the most incredible natural reverb...with the sound of my lyre literally bouncing off all the walls & floors of authentic 1st century Roman stone! This has just got to be the most incredible venue to attempt to bring back to life, the lost music of ancient Rome... I will also be giving talks in between my recital, all about how my obsession with the lyre & ancient music first began, the fascinating historical background & research behind my attempts to bring back to life the music of antiquity, as well as a demonstration of some fascinating ancient lyre playing techniques which I have used in my many recordings. The incredible Great Bath will also be torch-lit and there will be a bar - I shall look forward to hopefully meeting some of you lovely lyre music fans there on the night!

£15 through Bath Box Office which includes a glass of wine or soft drink and admission to the Roman Baths Museums at Night event on Friday 16 May from 8pm-10pm (last entry 9pm)