Thursday 16 October, 19:30 at St Paul's Church
Music Divine: Gibbons 400
EVENT OVER. Exploring the spiritual depth and expressive beauty of Gibbons sacred music, to mark 400 years since his death
Date & Time: Thursday 16 October, 19:30
Ticket price: £20; under 30s £10; under 12s free; £5 standing
Venue: St Paul's Church
The Malcolm Rose Memorial Concert
Commemorating 400 years since the death of Orlando Gibbons, this programme explores the spiritual depth and expressive beauty of his sacred music. Renowned for his writing for voices and viols, Gibbons crafted verse anthems that combine the intimacy of solo voices with the rich textures of devotional polyphony.
BREMF Consort of Voices
James Elias director
Cavillum Consort of Viols
6.15pm FREE pre-concert event featuring young musicians from BHASVIC
Programme
Orlando Gibbons
1583-1625 Hosanna to the Son of David
Thomas Weelkes
1576-1623 Hosanna to the Son of David
Thomas Tallis
1515-1585 The God of love my shepherd is
Gibbons Song 46: Drop, drop, slow tears
John Sheppard
c.1515-1558 Libera nos I
Gibbons O Lord, in thy wrath
Gibbons In nomine a 5 No. 1
Orazio Vecchi
1550-1605 Il bianco e dolce cigno
Gibbons Dainty fine bird
Ralph Vaughan Williams
1872-1958 The Turtle Dove
Gibbons Blessed are all they
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Henry Purcell
1659-1695 Rejoice in the Lord alway
Gibbons O Lord, I lift my heart to thee
Purcell Hear my prayer
Gibbons Song 1: Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless round
Gibbons Fair ladies that to love captived are
Gibbons What is our life?
Vaughan Williams Come away, death
Alfonso Ferrabosco the younger
c.1575-1628 Four-note Pavan
Gibbons Fair is the rose
Robert Pearsall
1795-1856 Lay a Garland
Gibbons O clap your hands together
Gibbons The silver swan
