"The Lighte of Candelles"

16th century English music for the Latin Rite

Sunday 8 May 1988, 8pm

Wellington Cathedral of St Paul
Cnr Molesworth and Hill St
Wellington

In April 1986 The Tudor Consort gave its inaugural recital of 16th century English sacred music. The group later toured this programme in the South Island; the group's subsequent recording was also music of the Tudor Church. For this their final performance before touring Britain later in 1988 The Tudor Consort returns to this repertoire with a programme featuring music by four of the finest composers working in England around the time of the reformation: Tallis, Byrd, Ferrabosco (the Elder) and Dowland.

Programme

Suscipe Quaeso Domine: Thomas Tallis 1505?-1585
In Manus Tuas: Thomas Tallis
Candidi facti sunt: Thomas Tallis

O Nata Lux de Lumine: Thomas Tallis
Qui Fundasti Terram: Alfonso Ferrabosco the Elder 1543-1588
Emendemus in Melius: William Byrd 1540?-1623

Peccantem me Quotidie: William Byrd
Peccantem me Quotidie: Alfonso Ferrabosco the Elder
Ad Dominum cum Tribularer: Alfonso Ferrabosco the Elder

Interval

Lamentatio Henrici Noell: John Dowland 1563-1625

   i. O Lord turn not away thy face
   ii. Lord in thy wrath
   iii. O Lord consider my distress
   iv. O Lord of whom I do depend
   v. Where righteousness doth say
   vi. Lord to thee I make my moan
   vii. Lord hear my prayer

An Heart that's Broken: John Dowland
Laetentur Coeli: William Byrd
Look down, O Lord: William Byrd

Psalm Tunes for Archbishop Parker's Psalter

   i. Man blest no doubt
   ii. Let God arise in majesty
   iii. Why fum'th in sight
   iv. O come in one to praise the Lord
   v. E'en like the hunted hind
   vi. Expend O Lord my plaint of word
   vii. Why brag'st in malice high
   viii. God grant we grace