Saturday 21 June, 19:30 at St Andrew & St Cuthman Church, Steyning


Madrigals & Motets for a Summer Evening

A summer concert including John Sheppard's Western Wind Mass, and madrigals and motets from Vecchi to Vaughan Williams.

Date & Time: Saturday 21 June, 19:30

Ticket price: £15; under 30s £7.50; under 12s free

Venue: St Andrew & St Cuthman Church, Steyning


For the first time, BREMF Consort of Voices comes to Steyning, where the choir will perform John Sheppard’s Western Wind Mass, motets by Orlando Gibbons and Thomas Weelkes, and a selection of madrigals including Il bianco e dolce cigno, The turtle dove and Robert Pearsall’s Lay a Garland.

BREMF Consort of Voices
James Elias director

 

Programme


John Sheppard
c.1515-1558
Western Wind Mass: Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei

Orlando Gibbons
1583-1625
O Lord, in thy wrath

Thomas Weelkes
1576-1623
Hosanna to the Son of David

Gibbons Hosanna to the Son of David

Jacques Arcadelt
1507-1568
Il bianco e dolce cigno

Orazio Vecchi
1550-1605
Il bianco e dolce cigno

William Byrd
1540-1623
The Nightingale

Gibbons Fair ladies that to love

What is our life

The silver swan

Ralph Vaughan Williams
1872-1958
The turtle dove

Come away, death

The lover's ghost

Robert Lucas Pearsall
1795-1856
Lay a garland

Summer is y'coming In