Lewes Baroquefest 2019: Draw On Sweet Night
Thursday 18 July 2019 at 9.00pm
St Michael’s Church, 157 High Street, Lewes BN7 1XU
Baroque Collective Singers
Pippa Dames-Longworth, mezzo soprano
Andrew Robinson, baritone
Nicholas Houghton, organ
John Hancorn, musical director
From Wilbye to Whitacre, Purcell’s Fairy Queen, Handel, Pearsall, and a twilit selection of English madrigals, the Baroque Collective Singers’ night-inspired programme is the perfect end to a summer’s day:
Tallis: Te Lucis ante terminum
John Dowland: Come heavy sleep
Lassus: La Nuict froide
de Rore: O SonnoWilbye: Draw on sweet Night
Wilbye: Draw on sweet Night
Purcell: from Fairy Queen: ‘One Charming Night’; ‘Hush No More’
Handel: from Solomon: ‘The Nightingale Chorus’
Telemann: from Cantata for the times of Day: ‘ Wie wird des Grabes Nacht entweichen’; ‘Der Herr ist Gott’
Pearsall: Lay a Garland
Brahms: Nachtwache 1.
Rheinberger: Abendlied
Whitacre: Sleep
Texts and translations here