Sunday 13 June, 3pm at Royal Spa


The New Troy

EVENT OVER. The Legend of London in the 17th century: A trip through London’s mythical origins with music by Byrd and Coperario

Date & Time: Sunday 13 June, 3pm

Ticket price: £15, £7.50 concessions (see Ts & Cs), Free for under-12s & carers

Venue: Royal Spa


Lux Musicae London

Angela Hicks soprano
Daniel Thomson tenor
Daniel Swani and Sophie Creaner recorders
Aileen Henry harp
Kristiina Watt lute, theorbo
Harry Buckoke viola da gamba

A trip through London’s mythical origins featuring music associated with famous landmarks, from the Globe to Whitehall, including works  by Byrd, Coperario, Lanier, and Henry and William Lawes.

Programme


John Jenkins
1592–1678
A boat, a boat (a catch from ‘Catch that Catch Can’ publ. J Hilton 1658)

John Playford
1623–1687
Faronell’s Ground (from ‘Division Violin’ ed. Playford 1688)

Tobias Hume
1579–1645
Hark Hark (First Part of Ayers 1603)

Henry Purcell
1659–1695
Hark Ye Songsters
Excerpts from Timon of Athens (first performed 1694)

William Lawes
1602–1645
‘Harp’ consort in G minor

Thomas Campion
1567–1620
Ode on the 5th of November
(from ‘First Book of Ayres’ c.1613)

Anonymous Down in a dungeon deep (a catch from ‘Catch that Catch Can’ publ. J Hilton 1658)

John Dowland
1542–1623
If That A Sinner’s Sighs be Angels Food
(from ‘A Pilgrims Solace’ 1612)

Nicholas Lanier
1588–1666
Symphonias in G minor and G major

Henry Lawes
1595–1662
Anacreon’s Ode (in Greek)
(from ‘Ayres and Dialogues’, The First Book 1653)

Christopher Tye
c.1505–1573
Sit Fast

Lanier Hero’s Complaint to Leander
(from GB-Ob Broxbourne 84)

Playford Paul’s Steeple
(from ‘Division Violin’ ed. Playford 1688)

Lanier Fire Fire

Thomas Morley
1557–1602
Fire, Fire

William Byrd
1542–1623
This sweet and merry month of May
(The first sett of italian madigrals englished 1590)

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