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
R.L. 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

Fretwork

• Emilia Benjamin - viol

• Emily Ashton - viol

• Jonathan Rees - viol

• Joanna Levine - viol

• Sam Stadlen - viol

• Richard Boothby - viol

• Asako Morikawa - viol

• Reiko Ichise - viol

• Sir George Benjamin - conductor

• Susan Bickley - mezzo-soprano

• Iestyn Davies - countertenor

• Ian Bostridge - tenor

• Silas Wollston - organ