Catterall, Roberts & MacKenzie
(2 Voices & Lute/Baroque Guitar)

Deborah Catterall (Mezzo), Gareth Glyn Roberts (Tenor) and Richard MacKenzie (Lute/Baroque Guitar) bring us beautiful lute songs and solos from the Medieval and Renaissance periods.

See their previous concert in October 2024 when they gave us a programme entitled “The Time Traveller’s Pilgrimage” to get an idea of what to expect. This year’s programme is called “Arise My Love” which derives its name from the famous Biblical book known as “The Song of Solomon” or  “The Song of Songs”. It says “Arise my love , my beautiful one and come with me”. At face value, the text is sensual, to say the least, but digging deeper we find that it is probably veiled reference to Jerusalem and how the writers (male and female) feel about the rise and fall of the city.

The songs in our concert are a mixture of lute songs and songs with theorbo of either the actual texts  or texts that mirror the strong sentiment of the Song of Songs. We are performing duets , solos and lute pieces of an era that spans over 350 years. Happy, sad, in love and out of love, all comprise to make our evening vivid, reflective and lively.

Here is a PDF of the Poster for this Concert(click to VIEW or right click to SAVE). Please feel free to print and display the poster to help publicise this concert.

Programme (announced 7th October) 
Music, sensuality and spirit from medieval to early baroque, including beautiful pieces based on “The Song of Songs” and “Love through the Ages”.

Douce dame – with lute droning
Ma fin es ma commencement duet – Machaut
Flos florum – Dufay
Alas Departynge – Anon, no lute duet (Tacet)
 The High Desire – no lute (Tacet)
Che debo far che me consegli amore [Tromboncino] LS 39 (F)
– Lute (or viola da mano) solo arranged by Marco Dall’Aquila
Contre raison [Sermisy] LS 42 (g)
– Lute (or viola da mano) solo arranged by Marco Dall’Aquila
Mille regretz – Josquin
Tant que vivray – Sermisy

I N T E R V A L

It fell On a Summer’s Day – Campian
Me, Me and None but Me – Dowland (Book 3, page 10)
C’est un amant – send
Mauldicte soit la moundaine richesse [Sermisy] LS 44 (F)
– Lute (or viola da mano) solo arranged by Marco Dall’Aquila
Vous usurpes [Sandrin] LS 41 (g)
– Lute (or viola da mano) solo arranged by Marco Dall’Aquila
Bid Me But Live – Lawes with lute – solo
O quam tu pulchra es – Grandi
Pulchra es – Monteverdi
Nigra Sum – Monteverdi
Su su su pastorelli – Monteverdi
Encore – Come Again – Dowland – send (Book 1, page 40; gentle love, 2nd time)