Continuum presents a richly woven programme of choral settings inspired by William Shakespeare’s timeless words.

From the playful 'O Mistress Mine' by Thomas Morley and Percy Grainger, to the poignant 'Song for Athene' by John Tavener, the programme explores love, loss, wit and wonder through music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, William Walton, Amy Beach, Owain Park, Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, Humphrey Clucas, Herbert Murrill and others. Expect elegance, intensity and moments of haunting beauty as Shakespeare’s language meets the expressive power of choral harmony in this celebration of poetry and music intertwined.

Programme

Percy Grainger after Thomas Morley - O Mistress Mine

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Three Shakespeare Songs

Humphrey Clucas - Three Shakespeare Songs

Amy Beach - Three Shakespeare Choruses

Jaakko Mäntyjärvi – Four Shakespeare Songs

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Herbert Murrill – Two songs from Twelfth Night

Owain Park – Shakespeare Love Songs

William Walton arr. Bob Chilcott – Touch her soft lips

Ralph Vaughan Williams – No longer mourn for me

John Tavener – Song for Athene