Budleigh Salterton Ladies Choir Spring Concert 2018

Pictured from top left, clockwise, William Byrd, Sir Walter, Thomas Tallis, Andrew Millington, Henry VIII, Bob Chilcott

Two pieces with words by Sir Walter Raleigh, set to music by distinguished modern composers, will be performed at a concert in Budleigh this Saturday.

The town’s Ladies Choir is being joined by Pieces of Eight, members of the Exeter-based St David’s Singers, who will also be performing musical items from the 16^th and 17^th centuries.   

The pieces include:

‘Pastime with good company’ by Henry VIII

‘Ave verum’ by William Byrd

‘Come again!’ by John Dowland

‘Fair Phyllis’ by John Farmer

‘If ye love me’ by Thomas Tallis

Two additional pieces are Raleigh’s celebrated poem ‘Even such is time’ set to music by Bob Chilcott and ‘Give me my scallop shell of quiet’ by Andrew Millington.

Pieces of Eight was formed directly as a result of the Walter Raleigh theme to the Ladies Choir concert, and will be wearing appropriate costumes! 

The Ladies Choir will be singing a number of pieces relating to the sea and travel including:

‘The Rolling Sea’ (by Madeline Chase and Eric Harding Thiman)

‘Blow the Wind Southerly’ (Northumbrian folk song, arranged by John Clements)

‘The Ship That Never Returned’ (English folk song)

‘Rolling Down to Rio’ (Rudyard Kipling and Edward German)

‘The Ships of Arcady’ (Francis Ledwidge and Michael Head)

‘And a few more with regal, Shakespearean or Raleigh links,’ I’m told.

Sir Walter will be delighted.

The concert, on Saturday 21 April in the Temple Methodist Church, Budleigh Salterton, begins at 7.30 pm.  Tickets £8.00 (including refreshments) will be available on the door.

See more about Budleigh Salterton Ladies Choir at http://budleighsaltertonladieschoir.co.uk/

The St David's Singers' website is at https://stdavidssingersexeter.weebly.com/

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A Raleigh concert booked for September 2018 in Devon

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Great news for both Raleighphiles and Renaissance music enthusiasts!

As is well known, Sir Walter Raleigh's many accomplishments included poetry, and a number of his  poems have been set to music. 

This was the basis for the programme put together by lutenist Din Ghani and performed at the National Portrait Gallery in London on 23 February. 

Musick in the Ayre's 'Amor et virtute' tea-time concert in honour of Raleigh's 400th anniversary has just been booked for Saturday 22 September at the church of St Michael and All Angels, Mount Dinham, in Exeter. 

The performance will be from 3.00pm to 4.00pm. Tickets £10 at the door (including refreshments afterwards), online booking arrangements to be sorted nearer the time.

Details about the church are at http://www.stmichaelsmountdinham.org.uk/

So, an important date for the diary which will appear in the Raleigh 400 calendar of events. Do make a note of it now. Further postings will follow.  

Below is the programme for the National Portrait Gallery concert, as presented by Musick in the Ayre.  

  Amor et Virtute: a portrait in song of Sir Walter Raleigh

Time stands still - John Dowland (1563–1626)

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Now what is love (W Raleigh) - Robert Jones (1577–1617)

Tobacco - Tobias Hume (1569–1645)

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Can she excuse - John Dowland

It was a time when silly bees (Essex) - John Dowland

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Sir Walter Raleigh his Galliard - Francis Cutting (1550–1603)

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O grief - Giovanni Coperario (1570 – 1626)

What tears, dear Prince (W Raleigh) 

Robert Ramsey (1590 – 1644)

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Yo soy la locura - Henry Du Bailly  (1590-1637)

Un sarao de la Chacona - Juan Aranes (d.1649)

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Like hermit poor (W Raleigh) - Nicholas Lanier (1588-1666)

What is our life (W Raleigh) - Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625)

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Together with singers from his group Musicke in the Ayre in 2018 Din will again be presenting additional programmes of live music from the time of Raleigh: on 7 July as part of the Frome Festival, and in Bath on 11 October. 

Musicke in the Ayre’s next London concert will be on 5 May at St Alfege Greenwich; Din will be joined by two singers and two viol players in 'Exiles, immigrants and émigrés'.

To be kept informed of Musick in the Ayre's activities, please visit www.facebook.com/musicke.in.the.ayre or contact din@musicke-in-the-ayre.org

You can hear performances at www.facebook.com/Musicke.in.the.Ayre/videos

(including some of Gillian Wormley) and at https://www.youtube.com/user/MusickeInTheAyre

 

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To be continued.