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Royal Welcome Songs for King Charles II
The Sixteen; Harry Christophers conductor
Date
Thu 17 Jan 2019, 7.30pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
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Artists

  • The Sixteen
    • Harry Christophersconductor

    Programme

    • Henry Purcell
      1659-1695
        • The Lord is my light Z55
        • Theodosius, or The Force of Love Z606
          :
        • Prepare, the rites begin!
        • Canst thou, Marina
        • The gate to bliss
        • Hark! Behold the heavn'ly choir
        • Now, now the fight's done
        • God save our sov'reign Charles Z250
        • Swifter, Isis, swifter flow (Welcome Song for King Charles II) Z336
        • Theodosius, or The Force of Love Z606
          :
        • Sad as death

    Interval

    • Henry Purcell
      1659-1695
        • Theodosius, or The Force of Love Z606
          :
        • Dream no more
        • Hail to the myrtle shade
        • In Nomine a6 Z746
    • John Taverner
      c.1490-1545
        • Missa 'Gloria tibi Trinitas'
          :
        • Benedictus
    • Henry Purcell
      1659-1695
        • In Nomine a7 Z747
        • The summer's absence unconcerned we bear (Welcome Song for King Charles II) Z337

    Overview

    Harry Christophers and his choir include odes welcoming Charles II backto London from his annual visits to Newmarket, alongside excerpts fromPurcell’s incidental music to Nathaniel Lee’s 1680 tragedy.

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