The festival's own orchestra returns to St Mary's Stoke d'Abernon for an exciting evening of Baroque orchestral music by Bach, Corelli and Handel. Conducted from the harpsichord by Festival Artistic Director Matthew Brown, this event promises to be an exciting evening of elegant music for strings, winds and harpsichord. Matthew Brown - conductor British harpsichordist, early organist, and director Matthew Brown is in demand as a continuo player, recitalist, repetiteur, vocal coach and conductor across London and beyond. Matthew has studied under various leading harpsichordists and directors such as Carole Cerasi, James Johnstone, Colin Booth, Steven Devine, Jrg-Andreas Btticher, and Eamonn Dougan. In concert, Matthew has collaborated with groups such as the Academy of Ancient Music, Philharmonia, Genesis Sixteen, and Istante Collective, performing orchestral and chamber repertoire across London and beyond. He has been a member of young artist programmes with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Young Associate Scheme), Cambridge Handel Opera Company (Talent Development Programme), and Brighton Early Music Festival Young Artists Scheme. He works frequently with Bellot Ensemble, a young chamber ensemble who are building a profile as interpreters of 17th century repertoire, who recently recorded a debut album, Cupids Ground Bass. He also collaborates with recorder player Olivia Petryszak in their duo fora, working recently on a series of video recordings. Fostering a special interest in vocal repertoire and opera, Matthew frequently works as a vocal coach, repetiteur and opera continuo player, for companies such as Cambridge Handel Opera Company, Ryedale Festival Opera, Istante Opera, Hampstead Garden Opera, and Guildhall Opera, covering a variety of Baroque opera repertoire from Monteverdi to Handel. He is in demand and gaining several regular clients as a vocal coach and accompanist, recently delivering a masterclass on baroque singing at the University of Manchester alongside Hilary Cronin. In January 2022, Matthew founded The Queenes Chappell, a historically informed solo-voice consort of which he is Artistic Director, who give acclaimed concerts across London and the UK.