A selection of art from the collection at The Bowes Museum to accompany the music that we have chosen for our summer concerts. For more information and to book tickets see the concert page:
All images kindly supplied by The Bowes Museum.
The agony portrayed in El Greco's painting is depicted in music in a highly dramatic cantata by Charpentier and a beautiful madrigal by di Lasso.
Cardinal Ottoboni supported a number of musicians, including Lotti, whose 8-part 'Crucifixus' we sing for this programme.
Monteverdi and Canaletto are both closely associated with Venice: we sing the 'Lauda Jerusalem' from the 1610 Vespers.
In the second half of the concert, we turn to the world of Joséphine Bowes with 19th century French music
'Prière du Soir' by Gonoud and 'Calme des Nuits' by Saint-Saëns both offer calm reflections on eventide.
In Saint-Saëns' part song 'Les fleurs et les arbres' eternal nature is married with art to light up our laughter and our tears.
We sing 'Walking in the snow' a wintertime love-song for by Herbert Howells.
At The Bowes Museum, we sing Fauré's rarely performed secular cantata that uses soft, ravishing colours to herald the goddess of love.
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