The John Donne Celebration at
St Paul's Cathedral

In 2005 Jonathan Holmes' ongoing research into Donne led to the rediscovery of the scores for several songs by the poet. These received their first performance in four centuries at St. Paul’s Cathedral in June of that year, where they were sung by the sopranos Dame Emma Kirkby and Carolyn Sampson, and the choir The Sixteen conducted by Sir Harry Christophers. The event also featured readings by Harriet Walter, Imogen Stubbs, Michael Pennington and Michael Maloney.

Sound track of the performance >

Article in the UK Independent >

Article in the UK Times >