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Amor et virtute, with Musicke in the Ayre
Lute songs and duets associated with Sir Walter Raleigh d.1618
Add to my Calendar 11-10-2018 18:30 11-10-2018 20:30 36 Amor et virtute, with Musicke in the Ayre A programme of lute songs and duets marking the 400th anniversary of the death of Sir Walter Raleigh. As well as songs based on his poetry, they include some associated with other significant personages (Queen Elizabeth, the Earl of Essex, Prince Henry to name a few) and with the New World that he was fascinated with. We are thrilled to bring this duet version of a programme premiered in February at the National Portrait Gallery in London to our home venue. Doors open at 2.30pm, tea and cake provided at 4.00pm. Museum of Bath Architecture, Bath DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Museum of Bath Architecture
Countess of Huntington's Chapel
The Paragon
Bath
Somerset
BA1 5NA
England
Programme
John Dowland – Say, Love, if ever thou didst find
John Dowland – Now, O Now, I Needs Must part
Tobias Hume – Tobacco
John Dowland – Can she excuse my wrongs
John Dowland – It was a time when silly bees
Francis Cutting – Walter Raleigh's Galliard
Robert Jones – Now what is love
Alfonso Ferrabosco Jr. – Like hermit poor
Francis Pilkington – With fragrant flowers
John Dowland – Queen Elizabeth her galliard
John Coperario – O grief
Robert Ramsey – What tears, dear Prince
John Ward – Weep forth your tears
Orlando Gibbons – What is our life!
Robert Jones – Now have I learnt
Performers
Jane Hunt – soprano
Philippa Neaverson – soprano
Din Ghani – lute
Musicke in the Ayre
Programme Note
A programme of lute songs and duets marking the 400th anniversary of the death of Sir Walter Raleigh. As well as songs based on his poetry, they include some associated with other significant personages (Queen Elizabeth, the Earl of Essex, Prince Henry to name a few) and with the New World that he was fascinated with. We are thrilled to bring this duet version of a programme premiered in February at the National Portrait Gallery in London to our home venue.
Doors open at 2.30pm, tea and cake provided at 4.00pm.
