The Battle between Shrovetide and Lent: A concert for Shrove Tuesday at St Thomas the Martyr Church, Bristol on Tuesday 13th February 2018

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The Battle between Shrovetide and Lent

A concert for Shrove Tuesday

Add to my Calendar 13-02-2018 19:30 13-02-2018 21:30 36 The Battle between Shrovetide and Lent The Battle between Shrovetide and Lent: Music, words and song from 16th & 17th Century Britain for Shrovetide and Lent. Feasting, fasting, revels, sports, pancakes, and football. Ballads, carols, dances, masque songs, theatre music and readings. Includes music by Campion, Ferrabosco, Gibbons and Peerson; words from Dekker, Dunbar, Gay, Hawkins & Shakespeare. Performed in costume by Passamezzo   Taylor Aucoin: narratorEleanor Cramer: soprano, violsRichard de Winter: baritone, actorRobin Jeffrey: lute, citternAlison Kinder: viols, recordersTamsin Lewis: violin, altoMichael Palmer: baritone, actor  St Thomas the Martyr Church, Bristol DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Thomas the Martyr Church
Thomas Lane
Redcliffe
Bristol
BS1 6JG
England

Tuesday 13th February 2018
7:30 PM

Programme

Thomas Campion – Come away
John Playford – Jack a Lent
John Playford – Ash Wednesday
Orlando Gibbons – For the first day of Lent
Alfonso Ferrabosco Jr. – Why stays the bridegroom

Performers

Taylor Aucoin – Narrator

Passamezzo

Programme Note

The Battle between Shrovetide and Lent:

Music, words and song from 16th & 17th Century Britain for Shrovetide and Lent.

Feasting, fasting, revels, sports, pancakes, and football.

Ballads, carols, dances, masque songs, theatre music and readings.

Includes music by Campion, Ferrabosco, Gibbons and Peerson; words from Dekker, Dunbar, Gay, Hawkins & Shakespeare.

Performed in costume by Passamezzo

Taylor Aucoin: narrator
Eleanor Cramer: soprano, viols
Richard de Winter: baritone, actor
Robin Jeffrey: lute, cittern
Alison Kinder: viols, recorders
Tamsin Lewis: violin, alto
Michael Palmer: baritone, actor

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