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St Mark's Church
Leeds Road
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG2 8AY
England
Programme
William Byrd – This Sweet and Merry Month of May
Performers
Alexander Kyle – Conductor
Anthony Gray – piano / keyboards
Vocalis Chamber Choir
Programme Note
The programme, entitled Night and Day, will take the audience on a joyous and sometimes humorous musical journey from dawn to dusk. The morning is represented by little-known gems by Tudor composers John Dowland and Orlando Gibbons, and the day in the life continues with work, eating, dancing, and finally beautiful bedtime music including Morten Lauridsen's much loved piece O Nata Lux.
The 400th anniversary of the death of Thomas Weelkes is marked by the choir singing his madrigal 'All at once well met fair ladies', and the concert will also feature French composer Lili Boulanger's stunning 'Hymn to the Sun'. As is customary for Vocalis summer concerts, Jazz music will be featured including Cole Porter's Night and Day, and the grand finale is a swinging London medley arranged by Alex of A Foggy Day in London Town, A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square and Putting on the Ritz. Wine and soft drinks will be available during the interval.
