Friday 24 October, 19:30 at St Martin's Church


Out of the Deep

Exploring love, isolation and redemption in an absorbing journey of words and music inspired by Oscar Wilde

Date & Time: Friday 24 October, 19:30

Ticket price: £25 / £18; under 30s £12.50 / £9; under 12s free; £5 standing

Venue: St Martin's Church


Taking inspiration from the De Profundis letter written by Oscar Wilde during his imprisonment for ‘gross indecency’, this programme explores themes of love, isolation and redemption in an absorbing journey of words and music.

Poetry and prose from the 17th century to the modern day mix with solo songs by Purcell and two deeply searching De profundis psalm settings by Bach and Zelenka.

“An exceptional evening” ★★★★The Observer

“Vache Baroque has, once again, shown itself to be a class act and its flair for cultural synthesis and musical excellence makes this one of the UK’s hottest groups” Opera Today

“A richly satisfying evening” ★★★★ Plays to See

Vache Baroque

Jonathan Darbourne director
Malcolm Sinclair reader

Betty Makharinsky soprano
Alex Potter countertenor
Guy Cutting tenor
Jolyon Loy baritone

Jasmine Flicker soprano
Thomas Kelly tenor
David Le Prevost baritone

2025 James Bowman Young Artists:
Mariana Rodrigues soprano
Laura Toomey alto
Alexander Semple baritone
William Harmer bass-baritone

Sophia Prodanova leader, violin
Kate Fawcett viola
Felicia Graf viola
Jacob Garside viola da gamba, cello
Carina Cosgrave double bass
Oonagh Lee oboe, recorder
Joel Raymond oboe, recorder
Toby Carr theorbo
Makoto James organ

Dan Samsa sound installation designer

Programme


Peter Philips
c.1560-1628
Galliard Dolorosa (composed in prison, 1593)

Oscar Wilde
1854-1900
Reading: from De Profundis (written in prison, 1897)

John Wilbye
1574-1638
Ye that do live in pleasures plenty (1598)

Wilde Reading: from De Profundis

Henry Purcell
1659-1695
Sweeter than roses (1695)

Wilde Reading: from De Profundis

Purcell Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes mei (c.1680)

Wilde Reading: personal letter to Bosie Douglas

Purcell In the black dismal dungeon of despair (1688)

Wilde Reading: from De Profundis

Jan Dismas Zelenka
1679-1745
De Profundis (1724) 1st movement

Wilde Reading: from De Profundis

Zelenka De Profundis (1724) 2nd & 3rd movements

Wilde Reading: from De Profundis

Zelenka De Profundis (1724) 4th movement, Doxology

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Richard Lovelace
1617-1657
from To Althea, from Prison (1642)

Hans Leo Hassler
1564-1612
Mein G'mueth is mir verwirret (1601)

Wilde Reading: from De Profundis

Johann Sebastian Bach
1685-1750
Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir (1707?) 1st & 2nd movements

Wilde Reading: from De Profundis

Bach Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir (1721) 3rd, 4th & 5th movements

Wilde Reading: Desepoit

Johannes Brahms
1833-1897 arr Darbourne
Herzlich tut mich verlangen (1897)

Wilde Reading: The Selfish Giant

André Campra
1660-1744
De profundis (1723) Requiem Aeternam

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