Program

• Byrd | Four-Part Mass
• Weir | Two Human Hymns
     with Organ
• Britten | Hymn to St. Cecilia
     conducted by Lesley Leighton
• Britten | Missa Brevis in D
     with Organ
• Tavener | Song for Athene
• Selected English Madrigals
•    Thomas Tomkins | Music Divine
•    John Bennet | All Creatures Now
•    Thomas Morley | April Is In My Mistress’ Face
•    Thomas Tomkins | See, See the Shepherd’s Queen
•    Michael East | Poor Is the Life
•    Thomas Greaves | Come Away Sweet Love
•    Orlando Gibbons | The Silver Swan
•    Thomas Weelkes | Sing We At Pleasure

We span the English choral tradition with roots dating to 15th century England. The love of harmony has been a hallmark of English composers for 700 years, yet we rarely focus on this important heritage. The stunning Four-Part Mass by William Byrd, one of the greatest English composers of his time, is the centerpiece of this performance. John Tavener’s Song for Athene (heard during Princess Diana’s funeral), Britten’s Hymn to St. Cecilia, the patron saint of music, Missa Brevis and more round out this important musical survey. Choral aficionados, this one’s for you. Cheerio!

Mellifluous, harmonious and sonorous, the beauty of the great English choral tradition has endured for hundreds of years, and England’s greatest composers have always loved the human voice above all other instruments. Grant Gershon

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