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Elysian Singers
March 4 @ 7:30 pm
Psalms, Sonnets and Songs
The Elysian Singers present a tripartite modern take on the milestone publication of the above name by William Byrd in 1588.
Psalms
Byrd: O God give ear
Bernard Hughes: Psalm 56
Bob Chilcott: My Prayer
Caroline Shaw: And the Swallow
Sonnets
Byrd: Though Amaryllis dance in green
David Power: The Transfiguration
Nick Williams: [new work]
Nicholas Maw: One Foot in Eden
Songs of Sadness and Piety
Byrd: Lullaby my sweet little baby
James MacMillan: A Child’s Prayer
Matthew Martin: Lamentations
Richard Rodney Bennett: A Good-Night
6.45pm – preconcert talk by Nick Williams plus a complimentary glass of wine or juice