Resounding Shores: Ye Sacred Muses

Jonathan Manson director/viol
Nicholas Mulroy tenor
Academy Viol Consort

BYRD In nomine No 4 a 5; Ye sacred Muses; Civitas sancta tui; Fantasia a 5; My mistress had a little dog
JENKINS Pavan a 5 in F
PURCELL Fantasia upon One Note
LAWES Sett No 1 a 5 in G minor
GIBBONS Behold, Thou hast made my days; The Silver Swan; In nomine No 2 a 5; Hosanna to the Son of David

This programme offers a rare and wonderful taste of music by some of England’s greatest composers, including Orlando Gibbons and William Byrd. The repertoire is sublime and often strange, and is the musical equivalent of a fragile Vermeer portrait, combining exquisite intimacy with enigmatic melancholy.