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Draw on, Sweet Night
Dowland Day Concert 1: Tenor Kieran White and Republic of Viols explore music of sleep, melancholy and dream-like vision
Part of the Brighton Early Music Festival 2026
Add to my Calendar 17-10-2026 15:00 17-10-2026 17:00 36 Draw on, Sweet Night In the 400th anniversary year of John Dowland’s death, tenor Kieran White joins Republic of Viols for their first collaboration, exploring music of sleep, melancholy and dream-like vision. Alongside Dowland’s songs, the viol consort performs dances from Dowland’s Lachrimae, interwoven with music by Dowland’s contemporaries and a touch of French air de cour. St Nicholas' Church, Brighton and Hove DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Nicholas' Church
Church Street
Brighton and Hove
East Sussex
BN1 3LJ
England
Tickets
Prices: £16; under 30s half price; under 12s free
Book Tickets
Programme
John Dowland – Lachrimae antiquae
John Dowland – Flow my tears
John Dowland – Weep you no more, sad fountains
John Dowland – Come Heavy Sleepe
Orlando Gibbons – The Silver Swan
Thomas Campion – Never, weather-beaten sail
John Dowland – I saw my lady weep
Marc-Antoine Charpentier – Sans frayeur dans ce bois
Étienne Moulinié – Enfin la beauté que j'adore
John Dowland – Lachrimae tristes
John Dowland – Semper Dowland semper dolens
John Dowland – The Earl of Essex Galliard
John Dowland – Can she excuse my wrongs
John Dowland – Time stands still
Performers
Kieran White – tenor
Daniel Murphy – lute
Lucine Musaelian – viol
Gavin Kibble – viol
Nathan Giorgetti – viol
Reiko Ichise – viol
Sam Ng – viol
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Programme Note
In the 400th anniversary year of John Dowland’s death, tenor Kieran White joins Republic of Viols for their first collaboration, exploring music of sleep, melancholy and dream-like vision. Alongside Dowland’s songs, the viol consort performs dances from Dowland’s Lachrimae, interwoven with music by Dowland’s contemporaries and a touch of French air de cour.
