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Renaissance

Un Soir de Neige: A Night of Snow

Part of the York Early Music Christmas Festival 2016

Add to my Calendar 13-12-2016 19:30 13-12-2016 21:30 36 Renaissance Charlotte La Thrope, Camilla Harris sopranosJessica Gillingwater mezzo sopranoHugo Hymas tenorDavid Le Prevost baritoneBen Rowarth bass, director Un Soir de Neige: A Night of Snow Music for Advent and dedications to the Virgin Mary are intertwined with intimate, festive lullabies of Byrd alongside Poulenc's secular Un Soir de Neige. We move to the penitential world of Tudor Christmas music contrasting with the stunningly passionate Italian madrigals of Monteverdi drawn together by Rowarth’s new work, A Night of Snow. National Centre for Early Music, York DD/MM/YYYY

Details

National Centre for Early Music
St Margaret's Church
Walmgate
York
YO1 9TL
England

Programme

Francis Poulenc – Un soir de neige, FP 126

Performers

Renaissance Choir

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Programme Note

Charlotte La Thrope, Camilla Harris sopranos
Jessica Gillingwater mezzo soprano
Hugo Hymas tenor
David Le Prevost baritone
Ben Rowarth bass, director

Un Soir de Neige: A Night of Snow

Music for Advent and dedications to the Virgin Mary are intertwined with intimate, festive lullabies of Byrd alongside Poulenc's secular Un Soir de Neige. We move to the penitential world of Tudor Christmas music contrasting with the stunningly passionate Italian madrigals of Monteverdi drawn together by Rowarth’s new work, A Night of Snow.

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