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Iestyn Davies
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Dowland 400th Anniversary Weekend

Iestyn Davies countertenor; Thomas Dunford lute; Morgan Szymanski guitar; Hélène Clément viola; 12 Ensemble; Jonathan Leibovitz clarinet

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Date
Fri 27 Mar 2026, 1.00pm
Tickets
£25
Duration

This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval

Availability

Ticket bookings are subject to a £4.00 booking fee. This fee covers the whole booking and is not per ticket

Artists

  • Iestyn Daviescountertenor
  • Thomas Dunfordlute
  • Morgan Szymanskiguitar
  • Hélène Clémentviola
  • 12 Ensemble
    • Jonathan Leibovitzclarinet

    Programme

    • John Dowland
      1563-1626
        • Time stands still
          (arranged by Nico Muhly for countertenor and ensemble)
    • Thomas Adès
      b. 1971
        • Alchymia
          :
        • III. Lachrymae (for basset clarinet and string quartet)
    • John Dowland
        • A Musical Banquet
          :
        • XI. In darkness let me dwell
        • IX. Far from triumphing court
        • X. Lady if you so spight me

    Overview

    John Dowland’s music fell silent for centuries until it was gradually revived in the 1900s, helped by pioneering recordings made by the countertenor Alfred Deller. Britten’s Lachrymae, composed overnight in May 1950 after taking a call from the great violist William Primrose asking for the piece that he had been promised, captures the melancholy essence of Dowland’s song ‘If my complaints could passions move.’

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