Dowland's Foundry
Facets of Time
Lute song exploring the Elizabethan understanding of Time
Daniel Thomson (tenor), Sam Brown (lute)

Since their first meeting at Emma Kirkby’s kitchen table, Sam and Daniel have performed widely across the UK and developed an impeccable ensemble marked by a sincere love and understanding of lute song.
For this recital programme, members of Dowland's Foundry and Lute_Tok, Daniel and Sam will perform as a duo.
Hurst Festival
Thu, 25 September 2025
The Rectory
8:00pm
£22
- ➕1 other performance
Full Event Details
Award-winning tenor Daniel Thomson and Sam Brown, “the Eric Clapton of the lute,” present Facets of Time—a dramatic performance based around Elizabethan England’s most iconic artists, William Shakespeare and John Dowland. Time was for the Renaissance a central fascination: this performance sees Old Time evoked in songs of love and stoicism, nightmarishly scrambled by Macbeth, and vanquished by Elizabeth I.
Since their first meeting at Emma Kirkby’s kitchen table, Sam and Daniel have performed widely across the UK and developed an impeccable ensemble marked by a sincere love and understanding of lute song.
For this recital programme, members of Dowland's Foundry and Lute_Tok, Daniel and Sam will perform as a duo.
Venue Details & Map
Location
The Rectory
21 Cuckfield Road, Hurstpierpoint, BN6 9RP
Other performances
In addition to the performance listed above, this concert will also be performed as follows: