Once again the RSPB has partnered with Orkney Camerata to put on a concert of music inspired by the natural environment and the creatures in it.
It will take place in St Magnus Cathedral at 7.30pm on Sunday 17 May as part of this year’s Orkney Nature Festival when Camerata will be joined by the Orkney Chamber Choir.
Concert Programme
- Joseph Haydn: “Und Gott schuf grosse Walfische” from The Creation
- Camille Saint-Saens, arr. AM Bell: The Elephant, The Lion, Cocks and Hens from The Carnival of the Animals
Madrigals:
- Anon: Sumer is icumen in
- Josqin des Prez: El Grillo
- Orlando Gibbons: The Silver Swan
- Clement Jannequin: Le Chant des Oiseaux
- John Bennet: All Creatures Now
- Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending (solo violin, Elizabeth Sullivan)
INTERVAL
- Benjamin Britten: Flower Songs
- Ole Bull: Solitude on the Mountain
- Gemma McGregor: The Voyage North
- Judith Weir: O Sweet Spontaneous Earth
Booking is online at Eventbrite, using the link below, or the QR code on the poster.
