Imago Mundi
Tears into Light
A contemporary reimagining of John Dowland’s Lachrimae
Built around Dowland’s Lachrimae, with its seven pavans arranged, reimagined and interwoven with Armenian traditional music, the journey moves between sorrow and transcendence to create a transformative emotional space, a meditation on resilience, an acknowledgement of sorrow, and a reminder that light can always emerge from darkness.
Eugénie De Mey voice
Vardan Hovanissian duduk
Sofie Vanden Eynde lute
Jo Thielemans sound engineer
Vladimir Gorlinsky composition & arrangements
Fleur Pierets lyrics
Ria Verhaeghe visuals
Sofie Vanden Eynde director
York Early Music Festival
Mon, 6 July 2026
National Centre for Early Music, York
8:30pm
£30 (conc. available)
Full Event Details
Drawing on the insights of scholar-philosophers and the concept of inspired melancholy, Tears into Light explores how melancholy has been understood throughout history and how it offers a lens through which to view the present.
Built around Dowland’s Lachrimae, with its seven pavans arranged, reimagined and interwoven with Armenian traditional music, the journey moves between sorrow and transcendence to create a transformative emotional space, a meditation on resilience, an acknowledgement of sorrow, and a reminder that light can always emerge from darkness.
Eugénie De Mey voice
Vardan Hovanissian duduk
Sofie Vanden Eynde lute
Jo Thielemans sound engineer
Vladimir Gorlinsky composition & arrangements
Fleur Pierets lyrics
Ria Verhaeghe visuals
Sofie Vanden Eynde director
Venue Details & Map
Location
National Centre for Early Music, York
St Margaret's Church, Walmgate, York YO1 9TL