Helen Charlston
A Gentle Air
with Paul Agnew (tenor) and Sergio Bucheli (lute)
Courtly sophistication, colourful salon society and refined nobility take centre stage as we immerse ourselves in France’s iconic secular vocal genre of the 17th century: the air de cour.
With songs by Michel Lambert (hailed as the author of ‘les plus beaux airs’) and Sebastien Le Camus, the genre reached its pinnacle, encompassing solitary plaints and the joyful shouts of drinking songs to conjure a world of grace and wit that would have been the envy of even the most fashionable denizens of the Sun King’s court.
With songs by Michel Lambert (hailed as the author of ‘les plus beaux airs’) and Sebastien Le Camus, the genre reached its pinnacle, encompassing solitary plaints and the joyful shouts of drinking songs to conjure a world of grace and wit that would have been the envy of even the most fashionable denizens of the Sun King’s court.
York Early Music Festival
Thu, 9 July 2026
Merchant Taylors' Hall, York
7:00pm
£30 (conc. available)
Full Event Details
Courtly sophistication, colourful salon society and refined nobility take centre stage as we immerse ourselves in France’s iconic secular vocal genre of the 17th century: the air de cour.
With songs by Michel Lambert (hailed as the author of ‘les plus beaux airs’) and Sebastien Le Camus, the genre reached its pinnacle, encompassing solitary plaints and the joyful shouts of drinking songs to conjure a world of grace and wit that would have been the envy of even the most fashionable denizens of the Sun King’s court.
Venue Details & Map
Location
Merchant Taylors' Hall, York
Aldwark, York YO1 7BX