A Garland of Madrigals

Saturday 9 March 2024 • 7.30 pm

There are few art forms that encapsulate the exuberance of an epoch like the Renaissance madrigal. With roots in the rediscovery of classical drama, the development of early opera, and the explosion of artistry that typifies the period, madrigals encapsulate some of the most creative, ambitious and passionate music ever to be composed.

Join us as we showcase a selection of the finest English and Italian renaissance madrigals.

Programme

Aleotti Io v’amo vita mia
Aleotti Hor che la vaga aurora
Aleotti Baciai per haver vita
Gesualdo Se la mia morte brami
Gesualdo Io parto e non piu dissi
Casulana Morir non puo
Casulana Vedesti amor
Casulana O notte, o ciel
Monteverdi Sfogava con le stelle
Monteverdi Si ch’io vorrei morire
Monteverdi Piagn’e sospira
Monteverdi O primavera

Interval

Morley My bonny lass she smileth
Ramsey Sleep, Fleshly Birth
Wilbye Draw on, Sweet Night
Weelkes Thule, The Period of Cosmography
Gibbons The Silver Swan
Farmer Fair Phyllis
Pearsall Lay a Garland