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From Eventbrite:

Richard Goddard | Protestant But Still French: West End Craftsmen, 1713–1744

French Protestant Church, London, 22 October 2026, 5.30pm

Richard Goddard will speak on “Protestant But Still French: West End Craftsmen during the Long Peace of 1713–1744.” The talk will be followed by a 6.30 concert, as Bloomsbury Baroque presents a musical celebration of David Garrick and his Huguenot connections.

Richard Goddard has published on his Huguenot ancestors, the Basire family as printmakers (2017), and on the Grignions as clock and watchmakers (2022); both studies are available as free downloads here.

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From Bloomsbury Festival:

Bloomsbury Baroque | Huguenot Music and David Garrick

French Protestant Church, London, 22 October 2026, 6.30pm

An evening of music by Huguenot composers with period instruments and readings of letters by David Garrick.

Bloomsbury Baroque will play a selection of music from the main Huguenot composers since their initial appearance in England during the seventeenth century to their established role in English cultural life in the late eighteenth century. We will focus on David Garrick’s work with musicians and connections to France to illustrate the changing place of this community within British life, with extracts from his letters read during the performance. Composers featured will include Nicholas Lanier, Peter Prelleur, and members of the Barthelemon family.

Members of Bloomsbury Baroque are active in a wide range of musical ventures, reflecting the diversity of London’s current early music scene, mirroring its eighteenth-century counterpart. The ensemble’s activities regularly include sacred music, theatrical productions, solo and chamber concerts, large-scale choral works, and music in taverns.

Philippa Hyde, soprano
William Summers, Baroque flute, recorder
Diane Moore, Baroque violin
Ibrahim Aziz, viola da Gamba, Baroque Cello
Yeo Yat-Soon, harpsichord

Concert tickets are available here»