Sunday 9 February, 18.30 at St Martin's Church
Deborah Roberts Memorial Concert
EVENT OVER. A concert to celebrate the life of BREMF's late artistic director Deborah Roberts.
Join us to celebrate the life of BREMF’s late artistic director Deborah Roberts BEM.
The programme includes individual and combined performances by many of the ensembles and young artists Deborah founded, mentored and encouraged – see below for details.
The concert will be followed by a post-concert reception to which all are invited.
This is a free event, with donations to BREMF encouraged. These will be added to the Deborah Roberts Memorial Fund to support and continue the projects that Deborah championed and loved.
Programme
Josquin des Prez
c.1450-1521 Qui habitat in adjutorio altissimi
Giuseppe Scarani
fl. 1628-1642 Sonata Prima a 2 Op. 1
Claudio Monteverdi
1567-1643 Hor che'l ciel e la terra
Hildegard of Bingen
1098-1179 O clarissima mater performed by Voice
Johann Sebastian Bach
1685-1750 Auf meinen Flügeln sollst du schweben from Cantata BWV 213 performed by Apollo's Cabinet
William Byrd
c.1540-1623 Civitas sancti tui performed by BREMF Consort of Voices
William Boyce
1711-1779 Symphony No. 2 1st movement performed by the BREMF 415 Workshop Orchestra
Francesca Caccini
1587-c.1641 Scenes from La liberazione di Ruggiero dall'isola di Alcina
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John Blow
1649-1708 Excerpts from Venus and Adonis
Traditional British folksong arr. Muthuswami Dikshitar in Nottuswaram c.1800 Paradevate Bhava performed by Ensemble Tempus Fugit
Anonymous 13th century from Dublin Troper / Cotton Fragments Angelus ad virginem performed by BREMF Community Choir
Anonymous 15th century from Selden MS Ecce quod natura performed by Rune
Margarita Cozzolani
1602-c.1677 Magnificat a 8 performed by Musica Secreta & Celestial Sirens
Alessandro Striggio
1536/7-1592 Ecce beatam lucem (motet in 40 parts)