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The King's Singers - Royal Blood
Music on themes of life, death, health and love in Tudor England
Part of the Proms at St Jude's Music & Literary Festival 2019
Add to my Calendar 28-06-2019 19:45 28-06-2019 21:45 36 The King's Singers - Royal Blood The world-renowned vocal group The King’s Singers present their programme, Royal Blood. Royal Blood is inspired by the turbulence of life in Tudor England, rich for its art, thought and science, but plagued by religious and social upheaval – in no small part because of the erratic mind of the period’s foremost king, Henry VIII. The music investigates his life and his legacy, from his court in the early 16th century, to his daughter Queen Elizabeth I and her love for music, then further into the 17th century and more modern times, ending with some signature close harmony. By delving into the cultural psyche of Henry and Elizabeth’s time and exploring music on themes of life, death, health and love, we unravel the drama that characterised life at the mercy of some of England’s most intriguing and unpredictable monarchs. ‘The superlative vocal sextet’ The Times ‘…the ensemble’s original mission of presenting vocal works with a characteristic polished and sophisticated tone has remained as strong as ever’ Boston Classical St Jude's Church, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Jude's Church
Central Square
Hampstead
London
NW11 7AH
England
Programme
William Byrd – Ne irascaris, Domine – Civitas sancti tui
Langford Gordon – Bobby Shafto
Langford Gordon – The oak and the ash
Goff Richards – Dance to thy daddy
Bob Chilcott – Greensleeves
Richard Rodney Bennett – The seasons of his mercies
Thomas Weelkes – As Vesta Was, from Latmos Hill Descending
Henry Purcell – I was Glad, Z.19
Benjamin Britten – Gloriana, Op.53: Choral Dances
William Byrd – O Lord, make thy servant Elizabeth, our Queen
Performers
The King's Singers
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Programme Note
The world-renowned vocal group The King’s Singers present their programme, Royal Blood.
Royal Blood is inspired by the turbulence of life in Tudor England, rich for its art, thought and science, but plagued by religious and social upheaval – in no small part because of the erratic mind of the period’s foremost king, Henry VIII. The music investigates his life and his legacy, from his court in the early 16th century, to his daughter Queen Elizabeth I and her love for music, then further into the 17th century and more modern times, ending with some signature close harmony.
By delving into the cultural psyche of Henry and Elizabeth’s time and exploring music on themes of life, death, health and love, we unravel the drama that characterised life at the mercy of some of England’s most intriguing and unpredictable monarchs.
‘The superlative vocal sextet’ The Times
‘…the ensemble’s original mission of presenting vocal works with a characteristic polished and sophisticated tone has remained as strong as ever’ Boston Classical