Event listing: Folger Consort: Seasonal English Music | Folger Shakespeare Library: Folger Theatre | Event is in the past

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Folger Shakespeare Library: Folger Theatre201 East Capitol Street, SE, Washington, District of Columbia, 20003, United States

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Programme

Anonymous	Angelus ad virginem
Anonymous	Nowel syng we bothe al and som
Anonymous	There is no rose of such virtue
Henry VIII King of England, (1491-1547)	Green groweth the holly
Byrd, William (1540-1623)	O Magnum Mysterium
Byrd, William (1540-1623)	From virgin's womb
Byrd, William (1540-1623)	Rejoice, rejoice
Byrd, William (1540-1623)	Laetentur coeli
Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)	Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Traditional	While shepherds watched their flocks by night
Anonymous	Greensleeves
Traditional	Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Performers

Folger Consort
Mary Springfels	Viola da Gamba
Webb Wiggins	Harpsichord
William Sharp	Baritone
Oliver Mercer	Tenor
P. Lucy McVeigh	Soprano

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Cristina Burack, 24th December

The early music ensemble peppered its diverse program with the rollicking play A Christmas Messe. While not all arrangements worked well, expertise and emotion made for a pleasurably unique performance.

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