St Giles, CripplegateFore St, London, Greater London, EC2Y 8DA, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
| Thursday 19 November 2026 | 18:00 |
Programme
| Rosseter, Philip (1567-1623) | What then is love but mourning? | |
| Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897) | 4 Gesänge, Op.17 (Come Away, Death) | |
| Chilcott, Bob (b. 1955) | Come unto these Yellow Sands | |
| Holst, Imogen (1907-1984) | O Years and Age, Farewell | |
| Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958) | Sir John in Love (Sigh no more, ladies) | |
| Rutter, Sir John (b. 1945) | My True Love Hath my Heart |
Performers
| Gloriana | |
| Deborah Miles-Johnson | Conductor |
| Brian Parsons | Piano |
Elizabethan poetry has inspired much music over the centuries. This programme - lasting just under an hour - contains an exciting variety of music beginning with a partsong by Philip Rosseter, a direct ontemporary of Shakespeare, to pieces composed in the 20th century to words from The Tempest. We have an evocative taken on Ben Jonson's A Witches' Brew by Jeremy White and a lively setting of Queen Elizabeth I's own poem by Armstrong Gibbs. Brahms gives us his version of Come away, Death and other texts are set by Imogen Holst and Warlock.
Admission free with retiring collection.
