Fretwork

Gibbons & Muhly

Wigmore Hall

2nd October 2012

The Hilliard Ensemble

Soprano 1, Soprano 2, David James, Rogers Covey-Crump, Steven Harrold, Gordon Jones - voices

Fretwork

Liam Byrne, Asako Morikawa, Reiko Ichise, Richard Tunncliffe, Richard Boothby - viols

Orlando Gibbons: The first set of Madrigals & Motets of 5 Parts, apt for Viols and Voyces, published 1612 & a new work by Nico Muhley

The silver swan
O, that the learned poets of this time

In Nomine in 5 parts

Fair is the rose

In Nomine in 5 parts

I weigh not fortune’s frown nor smile
I tremble not at noise of war
I see ambition never pleased
I feign not friendship

In Nomine in 5 parts

How art thou thral’d
Farewell all joys

Fantasia in 4 parts for ye great dooble bass

Dainty fine bird
Fair ladies that to love
Mongst thousands good

i n t e r v a l

Nico Muhley

New Work for ATTB & 5 viols

Orlando Gibbons

Now each flowery bank of May

Fantasia in 3 parts

Lais now old, that erst attempting lass
What is our life?
Ah dear heart

Fantasia in 4 parts for ye great dooble bass

Nay let me weep
Ne’er let the sun with his deceiving light
Yet if that age had frosted o’er his head
Trust not too much fair youth