Iestyn Davies and Fretwork (UK) - “Lamento” Concert

Fri. November 29th St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church $31.50-$35

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Iestyn Davies and Fretwork (UK) - “Lamento” Concert

Countertenor Iestyn Davies, in the company of British viol consort, Fretwork.
Event can be attended in person In-Person Event
7:30pm - 9:00pm Students: FREE | Adults: $35.00 | Seniors: $31.50

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Iestyn Davies
Fretwork

Presented by:

Early Music Society of the Islands
Presenter
Box 5577 Victoria BC
since 1985

Event Description

Widely recognized as one of the world’s finest singers, Iestyn Davies is the recipient of two Gramophone Awards, a Grammy Award, a RPS Award for Young Singer of the Year, the Critics’ Circle Award and recently an Olivier Award Nomination. He was appointed MBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List 2017 for services to music.

“. . . a sublime voice, a faultless technique and superb artistry, all of which Davies has in spades.” – Keith McDonnell, MusicOMH

Fretwork has been setting the standard for the viol consort performance for over 35 years. Their impressive recordings of late Renaissance and early Baroque consort music have been universally praised, and the ensemble has toured throughout the world to great acclaim.

“Fretwork is the finest viol consort on the planet” – Stephen Pettitt, The London Evening Standard

The concert will feature an exploration of exquisite and deeply spiritual 17th-century German repertoire.

A beloved genre in the Baroque era, the lamento’s origins lay in early 17th century Italian opera, before finding its way into sacred music. It was quickly embraced by German sacred composers, who used its expressive nature to depict the sorrow of mankind’s sin and the tragic Passion of Christ. Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703)’s Ach, dass ich Wassers gnug hätte, his best-known work that laments the sinfulness of humanity, forms the foundation of this programme that traverses across Baroque Germany.

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Iestyn Davies and Fretwork (UK) - “Lamento” Concert - Nov 21st @ St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

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