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)