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The Duke’s Consort: Awakening Caesar - Royal Odes by Henry Purcell
Add to my Calendar 06-06-2026 17:00 06-06-2026 19:00 36 The Duke’s Consort: Awakening Caesar - Royal Odes by Henry Purcell Prize-winning Early Music ensemble The Duke’s Consort present a programme of Royal Odes by Henry Purcell. The first celebrating a wedding, the second the fear of a land without music on the death of Charles II. The programme also includes one of Purcell’s remarkable laments on the death of Queen Mary, and the odes feature some of his most intricate instrmental writing and renowned airs. Exeter College Chapel, Oxford DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Exeter College Chapel
Turl Street
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 3DP
England
Tickets
Prices: £5 - £25
Book Tickets
Programme
Henry Purcell – Why, why are all the muses mute?, Z.343
Henry Purcell – From hardy Climes and dangerous Toils of War, Z.325: 'The Sparrow and the gentle Dove'
Performers
Luke Mitchell – Director
Programme Note
Prize-winning Early Music ensemble The Duke’s Consort present a programme of Royal Odes by Henry Purcell. The first celebrating a wedding, the second the fear of a land without music on the death of Charles II. The programme also includes one of Purcell’s remarkable laments on the death of Queen Mary, and the odes feature some of his most intricate instrmental writing and renowned airs.
