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"the performers' manner of presenting the programme was so easy going that you felt you were in the company of friends at an informal gathering ... drew to a close with some very lyrical songs by Pelham Humphrey and Henry Purcell's more familiar ‘If music be the food of love', on which note the audience adjourned for cream teas in the adjoining garden. Heaven on earth!" - Frome Festival "I should say that the concert was extremely well received. It drew one of our largest audiences and, after hearing their CD I knew I would enjoy it. I can confidently recommend the duo to other music clubs." - Aberystwyth Music Club England's Helicon made their debut at St Margaret's Church Lothbury, in the City of London, in a recital for the Academy of St Cecilia, and in addition to other appearances in the UK a Purcell Room concert is planned for next season. The name is taken from a 17th century collection of poetry which celebrates the seat of the muses. Between them Gerald & Dorothy draw on a wide range of musical and literary experience and a remarkable degree of versatility to present fascinating programmes of words and music. In these programmes, as well as the spoken voice and song, you will hear lute, theorbo, viols, recorders and other renaissance wind instruments Gerald PlaceGerald Place read English at Trinity College Cambridge, where he made a special study of the music and literature of the seventeen century. He was also a member of the choir of King’s College. His first free-lance engagements were with the Praetorius Consort with whom he both sang and played renaissance woodwind. His subsequent career has taken him in many other directions, including several years with the BBC Singers, opera for ENO and the Opera National de Lyon, and early music for groups like the Sixteen and Schutz Consort. He has retained an interest in renaissance music especially, and for many years has directed his own ensemble the Gesualdo Consort, with whom he has made several CDs and appeared in a film for Werner Herzog which won the Italia prize in 1996. |
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Dorothy LinellDorothy Linell gave her debut recital at the Purcell Room as a winner of a national Young Artists' competition. Since then she has played instruments ranging from baroque guitar to banjo in venues from Memphis to Moscow. She works with many distinguished singers including the counter-tenors James Bowman and Steven Rickard, with whom she has made two CDs of lute songs for Naxos. She is also a busy continuo player both in the concert hall and opera house. On Channel 4 she has recently been heard playing Andy Price's incidental music for David Starkey's series on Henry VIII & Elizabeth 1st. |
An attractive and informative programme of words and music associated with the Bard. Composers represented include Robert Johnson, John Dowland, Thomas Morley, Pelham Humphrey, Henry Purcell and the celebrated contemporary composer Humphrey Clucas. Extracts from Shakespeare’s famous dramatic works are performed alongside music mentioned in the plays.
A grand tour in words and music. Music by several English composers who lived and worked abroad, notably John Dowland, and songs and instrumental music by Monteverdi, Schutz, French Airs de Cour and songs of pilgrimage. Readings from Hakluyt, Coryat, Raleigh, and John Harrison prove that xenophobia is nothing new.
A gallery of musical characters drawn from the 16th & 17th centuries, from low-life to royalty. Includes music by Dowland; Campian; excerpts from Maynard’s Wonders of the World; dances by Widmann and pieces by King Henry VIII. Readings are selected from numerous sources including Anthony à Wood, Thomas Nashe, John Audley and William Shakespeare.