Details

The programme consists of ballads, lutesongs, carols, consort music, madrigals and readings and follows the religious calendar from Advent to the beginning of Lent. It also describes many of the festive customs of the time, with feasts and revels through the cold of winter, and fairs upon the frozen river. Includes music by Byrd, Campion, East, Gibbons, Hume, Peerson, Ravenscroft and Weelkes

Cast/Performers

Jamie Akers (lute / guitar), Eleanor Cramer (soprano / bass viol), Alison Kinder (viols / recorders), Tamsin Lewis (violin / viols / alto), Michael Palmer (actor / baritone)

To Shorten Winter's Sadness - 16th and 17th Century Music, Words and Song for Christmas and Winter

To Shorten Winter's Sadness - 16th and 17th Century Music, Words and Song for Christmas and Winter (Concert) production archive for QTIX code T1674315073. Details of all To Shorten Winter's Sadness - 16th and 17th Century Music, Words and Song for Christmas and Winter archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S366125632

Archive Listings

30 Dec 12	General General, West Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive
22 Dec 12	General Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Performance Details => Venue archive
16 Dec 12	General General, Warwickshire Performance Details => Venue archive
15 Dec 12	General Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive
9 Dec 12	General Oxford, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive

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