Talk: Music from Medieval to Modern with Danielle Saxon Reeves

A romp through 700 years of music with Danielle Saxon Reeves, with music played on both replica and original period instruments.

Danielle is a fretted instrument specialist playing Guitar, Banjo and Mandolin; with a particular personal interest in the music of the 19th century : the Early Romantic Guitar, the Classical Mandolin and the Classic Fingerstyle Banjo .  Having previously studied with Craig Ogden and Mark Ashford, Danielle then graduated from Birmingham Conservatoire in June 2001. She has performed at a wide range of UK venues and festivals including at Art in Action, St David’s Cathedral Festival, The Royal Festival Hall at The South Bank; The Bolivar Hall, London; the CBSO Centre in Birmingham, the Royal Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool and Birmingham Town Hall; at York Guitar Festival, Bath Banjo Festival, Droitwich Festival, Jane Austen Festival, Bath; Hagley Music Festival and numerous appearances on BBC Radio and Television both as a soloist and with various ensembles.

As well as a performing career, Danielle directs the Midlands Fretted Orchestra, which was founded in September 2001 to promote the ensemble playing of fretted instruments. The Award Winning orchestra is based on the principles of the original fretted orchestras which were popular in the 19th Century, and is one of only a handful of similar ensembles in the UK.

This talk has been arranged by Halesowen & Hagley Farmers’ Club, and is supported by Fairfield Village Community Association/Bromsgrove Arts. Membership of Halesowen & Hagley Farmers’ Club is open to Farmers and non-Farmers, supports UK agriculture and runs a programme of social events.  If you are interested in joining the Club, email hhfarmersclub@outlook.com or enquire at the bar.