Nick Pritchard (tenor)
Elizabeth Kenny (lute)
Our Artist of the Month, Nick Pritchard appears alongside renowned lutenist Elizabeth Kenny in the intimate confines of Middle Temple Library. While primarily a legal reference library today, its diverse historical holdings reflect the Inn's original role as a "third university" offering a broad education beyond law, including pursuits like music. This concert sheds light on the Inn's centuries-old musical tradition, highlighted by the survival of a receipt from John Dowland himself for performances here in 1613.
Dowland: Say, Love, if ever thou didst find
Dowland: Sorrow, Stay, Lend True Repentant Tears
Dowland: Away with these Self-loving Lads
Dowland: Earl of Essex Galliard
Britten: 1st Lute Song
de Visée: Chaconne
Charpentier: Sans freyeur
Lambert: Vos mépris chaque jour
Le Camus: Je veux me plaindre
Monteverdi: Si dolce è il tormento
Strozzi: Che si può fare
Frescobaldi: Toccata cromatica
d’India: Lamento di Giasone
Purcell: Music for a While
Duration: One hour (no interval)
"An exquisite musician"
The Independent on Elizabeth Kenny