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:: Concert Programme and Repertoire

The spring 2007 concert was the second in our "Fairest Isle" series, and featured secular music from English composers through the ages:

:: Ralph Vaughan-Williams :: Five English Folk Songs
   :: The Dark Eyed Sailor
   :: The Spring Time of the Year
   :: Just as the Tide was Flowing
   :: The Lover’s Ghost
   :: Wassail Song
A selection of partsongs:
:: Robert Pearsall :: Lay a Garland
:: Gerald Finzi :: My spirit sang all day
:: Edward Elgar :: My love dwelt in a northern land
:: Charles Stanford :: The Bluebird
:: Charles Wood :: Full fathom five
:: Ralph Vaughan-Williams :: Greensleeves
:: Arthur Sullivan :: The long day closes
:: John Rutter :: It was a lover and his lass
INTERVAL
A selection of madrigals:
:: John Bennet :: All creatures now
:: Thomas Morley :: April is in my Mistress’ face
  :: Thomas Vautor :: Mother, I will have a husband
   :: Orlando Gibbons :: The Silver Swan
  :: Thomas Weelkes :: Thule, the period of Cosmography and The Andalusian Merchant  A selection of folk songs, mostly arranged by living composers:
:: Trad. arr. David Willcocks :: Early one morning
:: Trad. arr. John Rutter :: O waly waly
:: Trad. arr. Gustav Holst :: I love my love
:: Trad. arr. Ralph Vaughan-Williams :: The turtle-dove
:: Trad. arr. John Byrt :: The keel row
  :: Trad. arr. Daryl Runswick :: She moves through the fair
     :: Trad. arr. Daryl Runswick :: Scarborough Fair
       :: Trad. arr. John Rutter :: Dashing away with the smoothing iron

          :: view the full programme including the
            director's programme notes. [n.b. it's a PDF]