An Evening with Dame Emma Kirkby

'Sweet Love Doth Now Invite' is an exploration of British poetry and song with one of Bath's leading chamber choirs and acclaimed soprano Dame Emma Kirkby.

This imaginative concert features British music from both the seventeenth century and the present day. It is an exploration of British poetry and song involving love and loss, shepherds and sorcerers, kings and… cats. Yes, cats.

The programme features music by John Dowland, William Lawes, Simon Ives, and Henry Purcell alongside contemporary works by Sir James MacMillan, Sarah Rimkus, and Nancy Kerr, among others. The Handful Chamber Choir are thrilled to be joined by acclaimed soprano and early English music specialist Dame Emma Kirkby for this concert, alongside lutenist Sam Brown and gambist Sarah Small, as it makes its Wiltshire Music Centre début!

Programme to include:
Dowland Come again, sweet love doth now invite; Can she excuse my wrongs
MacMillan The Gallant Weaver
Purcell Evening Hymn
Trad. (arr. Bob Chilcott) The Skye Boat Song
Sarah Rimkus O my Luve