Michael Chance, Countertenor

Programme

• Henry Purcell

  Now that the sun. Evening Hymn Z 193 (1688)

  Pious Celinda goes to prayers Z 410 (1695)

• Pelham Humfrey

  A Hymn to God the Father (1688)

• Henry Purcell

  In the black dismal dungeon of despair Z 190 (1688)

  Sweeter than roses (Pausanias, the Betrayer of his Country Z 585) (1695)

• Michael Tippett

  Songs for Ariel (1962)

• Benjamin Britten

  Tit for Tat. Five Settings from Boyhood of Poems by Walter de la Mare (1928–1931/1968)

• Intermission

• Anthony Powers

  High Windows (1992)

• George Butterworth

  Bredon Hill (Bredon Hill and Other Songs) »In summertime on Bredon« (1912))

  Loveliest of trees »Der lieblichste der Bäume« (Six Songs from »A Shropshire Lad«) (1911))

  When I was one-and-twenty »Als ich einundzwanzig war« (Six Songs from »A Shropshire Lad«) (1911))

  Look not in my eyes (Six Songs from »A Shropshire Lad«) (1911))

  The lads in their hundreds »Die Jungen kommen zu Hunderten« (Six Songs from »A Shropshire Lad«) (1911))

  Is my team ploughin? »Ist mein Gespann am Pflügen?« (Six Songs from »A Shropshire Lad«) (1911))

• Edward German

  Orpheus with his lute

• Peter Dickinson

  Who is Silvia?

  Hark! hark! the lark