Programme

Three madrigals from Ghirlanda de Madrigali a 4 voci, Vittoria Aleotti
i) Hor che la vaga aurora
ii) T’amo, mia vita
iii) Io v’amo vita mia

Three songs from Gartenlieder, Fanny Mendelssohn
i) Lockung
ii) Im Wald
ii) Abendlich schon rauscht der Wald

Piano interlude
Allegro, op. 4, no. 1, Maria Hester Park
Nocturne, op. 6, no. 2, Clara Schumann
Song without words (from Homages), Cheryl Frances Hold
Etude in C minor, op. 41, no. 1, Louise Farrenc

Drei Gemischte Chöre, Clara Schumann
i) Abendfeier in Venedig
ii) Vorwärts
iii) Gondoliera

The song sung true, Judith Weir
i) Sing
ii) Song
iii) Orpheus
iv) Folk song

Piano interlude
Prelude in D flat, Lili Boulanger
Dreaming, op. 15, no. 3, Amy Beach
Troubled Water, Margaret Bonds

Three partsongs, Rebecca Clarke
i) Philomela
ii) A lover’s dirge
iii) Come, oh come, my life’s delight

Three choral responses, Amy Beach
i) Nunc Dimmitis
ii) With prayer and supplication
iii) Peace I leave with you

Petros Singers
Richard Bannan, Musical Director
Libby Burgess, Piano