Melancholy & Melody

John Dowland (1563-1626) was one of the most significant English composers of the Elizabethan era during the transition from the Renaissance to the Baroque. From 1597 onwards, he published his three "Books of Songs or Ayres" at intervals, a collection of songs that could be performed both solo with lute accompaniment and in four-part vocal ensemble.  
The predominant theme is a lament over the unreliability of earthly promises of happiness. But rarely has disappointment sounded so beautiful as it does here! The vocal works in the program all originate from the "Books of Songs or Ayres" and are partly enhanced and supplemented by strings in the arrangements of Hans Meyer.
The performing ensembles do not aim for historical performance practice, but rather want to present an abbreviation of the extraordinary output of the unjustly neglected composer to today's audience in a sonorous and varied way.
John Dowland (1563-1626) was one of the most significant English composers of the Elizabethan era during the transition from the Renaissance to the Baroque. From 1597 onwards, he published his three "Books of Songs or Ayres" at intervals, a collection of songs that could be performed both solo with lute accompaniment and in four-part vocal ensemble.  
The predominant theme is a lament over the unreliability of earthly promises of happiness. But rarely has disappointment sounded so beautiful as it does here! The vocal works in the program all originate from the "Books of Songs or Ayres" and are partly enhanced and supplemented by strings in the arrangements of Hans Meyer.
The performing ensembles do not aim for historical performance practice, but rather want to present an abbreviation of the extraordinary output of the unjustly neglected composer to today's audience in a sonorous and varied way. John Dowland (1563-1626) was one of the most significant English composers of the Elizabethan era during the transition from the Renaissance to the Baroque. From 1597 onwards, he published his three "Books of Songs or Ayres" at intervals, a collection of songs that could be performed both solo with lute accompaniment and in four-part vocal ensemble.  
The predominant theme is a lament over the unreliability of earthly promises of happiness. But rarely has disappointment sounded so beautiful as it does here! The vocal works in the program all originate from the "Books of Songs or Ayres" and are partly enhanced and supplemented by strings in the arrangements of Hans Meyer.
The performing ensembles do not aim for historical performance practice, but rather want to present an abbreviation of the extraordinary output of the unjustly neglected composer to today's audience in a sonorous and varied way.

Admission to the concert is free.