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Iesthyn Davies, countertenor and Fretwork viol consort
"I want to vanish"
Part of the Chipping Campden 2026 Music Festival
Add to my Calendar 16-05-2026 19:00 16-05-2026 21:00 36 Iesthyn Davies, countertenor and Fretwork viol consort Celebrated British countertenor Iestyn Davies collaborates with Fretwork, “the finest viol consort on the planet” (London Evening Standard). “The purity of his voice, with its rich palette of inflections, and his communication of the text, makes this ideal repertoire for him, and us” (The Guardian). This programme showcases the versatility of the instrument by pairing some of the greatest music for viol consort by Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625) with music by contemporary composers - Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, Arvo Pärt and Sting, ending with Muhly’s extraordinary meditation on the death of Gibbons in My Days. St James's Church, Chipping Campden DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St James's Church
Church Street
Chipping Campden
Gloucestershire
GL55 6JG
England
Tickets
Prices: £45 - £1
Season tickets: 25% discount if booking for the full Festival
Booking line: 01386 849018
Book Tickets
Programme
Orlando Gibbons – In Nomine 1-3
Orlando Gibbons – What is our life!
Orlando Gibbons – 2 part Fantasy no. 1
Orlando Gibbons – Oh Lord in Thy wrath
John Paul Jones – The Tudor Pull
Gordon Sumner – Fragile
Arvo Pärt – My heart's in the Highlands
~ Interval ~
Nico Muhly – Slow
Orlando Gibbons – Now each flowery bank of May
Orlando Gibbons – Nay let me weep
Orlando Gibbons – Ne'er let the sun
Orlando Gibbons – Yet if that age
Nico Muhly – My Days
Performers
Iestyn Davies – countertenor
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Programme Note
Celebrated British countertenor Iestyn Davies collaborates with Fretwork, “the finest viol consort on the planet” (London Evening Standard). “The purity of his voice, with its rich palette of inflections, and his communication of the text, makes this ideal repertoire for him, and us” (The Guardian).
This programme showcases the versatility of the instrument by pairing some of the greatest music for viol consort by Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625) with music by contemporary composers - Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, Arvo Pärt and Sting, ending with Muhly’s extraordinary meditation on the death of Gibbons in My Days.
