The John Donne Celebration: soundtrack and performance details
The Message: Peter Readman, 2005, The Sixteen. soloists: Emma Kirkby and Carolyn Sampson
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‘Tis true, ‘tis day: William Corkine, 1612, Emma Kirkby and Matthew Wadsworth
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Thou Hast Made Me: Lennox Berkeley, 1960, The Sixteen
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So Leave of this Last Lamenting Kiss: Alfonso Ferrabosco, 1609, Emma Kirkby and Matthew Wadsworth
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The Bait: anon, 1590s, Carolyn Sampson & Matthew Wadsworth
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Sweet, Stay Awhile: John Dowland, 1612, Carolyn Sampson & Matthew Wadsworth
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Hymn to God the Father: John Hilton, date unknown, Carolyn Sampson & Matthew Wadsworth
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Ah, Dear Heart: Orlando Gibbons 1612, The Sixteen
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Director & Dramaturg: Jonathan Holmes.
Producers: Elly Price and Jonathan Holmes.
New music written by Nick Price and Peter Readman.
Assistant producers: Katherine Palmer and Anna Newton.
Front of House: Richard Williams, Alice Bray, Sophie Henderson, Antonia Christophers, Julie Gardner, Libby Lee.
PR: Gill French.Performers:
The Sixteen conducted by Harry Christophers
Dame Emma Kirkby, Carolyn Sampson (soloists)
Matthew Wadsworth (lute)
Alison Carney, Emma Gersch, Michael Maloney,
Michael Pennington, Imogen Stubbs, Harriet Walter (readings).With thanks to the Very Reverend Dr John Moses, Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral.