Performances of Henry Purcell at BBC Music
(See all works in BBC Music by Henry Purcell)Tue 21 Jul 2026
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
The Jupiter Ensemble makes its Proms debut with British tenor Laurence Kilsby in a programme celebrating two jewels of the English Renaissance and Baroque – John Dowland and Henry Purcell – as well as ‘honorary’ Englishman George Frideric Handel
The Jupiter Ensemble makes its Proms debut with British tenor Laurence Kilsby in a programme celebrating two jewels of the English Renaissance and Baroque – John Dowland and Henry Purcell – as well as ‘honorary’ Englishman George Frideric Handel
Programme
- Can she excuse my wrongs?(3 mins)
- Now, O now, I needs must part(4 mins)
- The Fairy Queen – ‘If love’s a sweet passion’(5 mins)
- Strike the viol(4 mins)
- An Evening Hymn(5 mins)
- Theodora – ‘From virtue springs each gen’rous deed’(8 mins)
Performers
- Laurence Kilsbytenor
- Thomas Dunforddirector/lute
Seats from £12.20 to £30.56 (including booking fee)
Fri 26 Feb 2027
- 20:00Royal Northern College of Music
Guitarist Sean Shibe collaborates with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra to present an intimate programme at the RNCM examining the pageantry, rites and emotions of funeral music, ancient and modern.
Guitarist Sean Shibe collaborates with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra to present an intimate programme at the RNCM examining the pageantry, rites and emotions of funeral music, ancient and modern.
Programme
- Funeral Music for Queen Mary (‘March’ and ‘Canzona’)
- Aequale I & II
- Fantasia 7 after Henry Purcell
- Reeling
- Needy Mouth Corners
- Chanter
- Grabstein fur Stephan
Performers
- Naomi Wooconductor/keyboards
- Sean Shibeguitar
