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Madness and Torment
Songs for soprano and harpischord
Part of the The Yorkshire English Music Festival 2019
Add to my Calendar 28-09-2019 14:30 28-09-2019 16:30 36 Madness and Torment Join us for another inspirational and convivial weekend of music-making in the historical and beautiful church at Aysgarth, by the famous Falls, in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales. In this concert, intriguingly entitled ‘Madness and Torment’, soprano Bethany Seymour and harpsichordist Peter Seymour explore songs rich in emotion by composers including Henry Purcell, George Frideric Handel, and John Blow. St Andrew's Church, Leyburn DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Andrew's Church
Church Lane
Aysgarth
Leyburn
North Yorkshire
DL8 3SR
England
Programme
John Blow – Lysander, I pursue in vain
Henry Purcell – Oedipus: 'Music for a While'
Henry Purcell – Bess of Bedlam, Z.370
Johann Jacob Froberger – Lamentations
John Eccles – I burn, my brain consumes to ashes
Pelham Humfrey – Hymn to God the Father
Henry Purcell – Not all my torments, Z.400
George Frideric Handel – Sarai contenta un dì, HWV 156
Henry Purcell – How long, great God?, Z.189
Henry Purcell – Evening Hymn, Z.193
George Frideric Handel – Occhi miei che faceste?, HWV 146
Henry Purcell – Don Quixote: 'From rosy bow'rs'
Performers
Bethany Seymour – soprano
Peter Seymour – harpsichord
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Programme Note
Join us for another inspirational and convivial weekend of music-making in the historical and beautiful church at Aysgarth, by the famous Falls, in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales. In this concert, intriguingly entitled ‘Madness and Torment’, soprano Bethany Seymour and harpsichordist Peter Seymour explore songs rich in emotion by composers including Henry Purcell, George Frideric Handel, and John Blow.
