Fretwork 40th Anniversary

A glance at Fretwork’s copious discography reveals the scope of its musical interests and appetite for exploring the glories of the viol consort repertoire. It is joined by a cast of close colleagues and friends to celebrate its 40th anniversary at Wigmore Hall with a programme that reaches back to the consort music of Dowland, John Jenkins and William Lawes and forward to works by Sir George Benjamin and Silas Wollston.

Programme:
W Lawes Consort Sett a6 in F
B Britten Winter Words Op. 52 - The Choirmaster’s Burial
R Vaughan Williams The Sky above the Roof
H Purcell In Nomine a6 Z746, Fantasia a4 No. 7 in C minor Z738
G Benjamin Upon Silence
RL Pearsall Lay a garland on her hearse
H Schutz Auf dem Gebirge SWV396
J Jenkins In nomine No. 2 in E minor
J Dowland In darkness let me dwell
L Couperin Pavanne in F sharp minor
S Wollston Swansong
Various Consequences

Performers:
Susan Bickley mezzo-soprano
Iestyn Davies countertenor
Ian Bostridge tenor
Emilia Benjamin viol
Emily Ashton viol
Jonathan Rees viol
Joanna Levine viol
Sam Stadlen viol
Richard Boothby viol
Asako Morikawa viol
Reiko Ichise viol
Silas Wollston organ
Sir George Benjamin conductor