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The well-versed courtier, with Musicke in the Ayre
Songs to the lute based on Jacobethan courtier verse
Add to my Calendar 24-09-2024 18:15 24-09-2024 20:15 36 The well-versed courtier, with Musicke in the Ayre The lute song composers of the Jacobethan period often set poetry written by courtiers such as the Earl of Essex, Sir Philip Sidney, Sir Henry Lee, and of course Sir Walter Raleigh. Many of these pieces were also published as 4-part ayres, giving the opportunity for our singers to explore a range of sonorities. This concert is part of the Crook Peak Festival in the Mendip Hills of Somerset. No booking required: doors open at 6.00pm, with a welcoming glass of wine. St Mary's Church, Banwell DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Mary's Church
Banwell Road
Christon
Banwell
Somerset
BS26 2XX
England
Programme
John Dowland – Who ever thinks of love
Richard Martin – Change thy mind
John Dowland – It was a time when silly bees
John Dowland – Can she excuse my wrongs
John Dowland – Time's eldest son
John Dowland – His golden locks
Francis Cutting – Walter Raleigh's Galliard
Robert Jones – Now what is love
William Corkine – Come live with me and be my love
Anonymous – O dear life
John Coperario – Deceitful fancy
John Dowland – O sweet woods
Performers
Rosalind Keefe – soprano
Helen Hill – Alto
Phil Neville – tenor
Chris Hall – Bass
Din Ghani – lute
Musicke in the Ayre
Programme Note
The lute song composers of the Jacobethan period often set poetry written by courtiers such as the Earl of Essex, Sir Philip Sidney, Sir Henry Lee, and of course Sir Walter Raleigh. Many of these pieces were also published as 4-part ayres, giving the opportunity for our singers to explore a range of sonorities.
This concert is part of the Crook Peak Festival in the Mendip Hills of Somerset.
No booking required: doors open at 6.00pm, with a welcoming glass of wine.
