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Iestyn Davies
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Divine Music
Iestyn Davies countertenor; Joseph Middleton piano
Programme & Song Text
Date
Fri 10 May 2024, 7.30pm
Tickets
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Duration

This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval

Availability

Artists

  • Iestyn Daviescountertenor
  • Joseph Middletonpiano

Programme

  • William Croft
    1678-1727
      • A Hymn on Divine Musick
        (realised by Benjamin Britten)

Interval

  • Henry Purcell
    1659-1695
      • A Fool's Preferment Z571
        :
      • I'll sail upon the dog-star (realised by Benjamin Britten)
  • Nico Muhly
    b. 1981
      • 4 Traditional Songs
        :
      • A brisk young lad
      • The bitter withy
  • Henry Purcell
    1659-1695
      • Now that the sun hath veiled his light (An Evening Hymn on a Ground) Z193
        (arranged by Thomas Adès)

Encore

  • Thomas Adès
    b. 1971
      • The Exterminating Angel
        :
      • Coffee-Spoon Cavatina
  • Henry Purcell
    1659-1695
      • Now that the sun hath veiled his light (An Evening Hymn on a Ground) Z193
        (arranged by Thomas Adès)

Overview

A wealth of music from different traditions exploring the heavens and the divine from one of today’s leading countertenors and his collaborative pianist colleague.

This concert is in memory of Sybil Spence, whose family joked that Wigmore Hall was her second home.​
We are very grateful to those of you who have chosen to support Wigmore Hall with a gift in your Will. All gifts matter. Please contact us if this is something you would like to do, we would love to hear from you.mhosterweil@wigmore-hall.org.uk

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