Resounding Shores: The Pale and the Purple Rose
Royal Academy of Music, The Dukes Hall, NW1 5HT , [Venue Details]Alongside two fine Purcell anthems are heartbreaking motets on the death of Absalom by his eminent forebears, Tomkins and Weelkes.
The magnificent ode, ‘Of old, when heroes thought it base’, also known as ‘The Yorkshire Feast Song’, shows Purcell at his most inventive in a celebration of the history of York from Roman times, complete with subtle references to the Glorious Revolution.
- PURCELL My beloved spake
- TOMKINS When David heard
- PURCELL Of old, when heroes thought it base (The Yorkshire Feast Song)
- WEELKES When David heard
- PURCELL O God, thou art my God
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Admission
Min: £16.00
Max: £20.00
Performer name: John Butt - director, Academy Baroque Soloists
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Resounding Shores: The Pale and the Purple Rose
Sunday, 30 Nov 2025 @12.00pm
Royal Academy of Music, The Dukes Hall, NW1 5HTMore Information
Alongside two fine Purcell anthems are heartbreaking motets on the death of Absalom by his eminent forebears, Tomkins and Weelkes.
The magnificent ode, ‘Of old, when heroes thought it base’, also known as ‘The Yorkshire Feast Song’, shows Purcell at his most inventive in a celebration of the history of York from Roman times, complete with subtle references to the Glorious Revolution.
- PURCELL My beloved spake
- TOMKINS When David heard
- PURCELL Of old, when heroes thought it base (The Yorkshire Feast Song)
- WEELKES When David heard
- PURCELL O God, thou art my God
Admission
Min: £16.00
Max: £20.00
Performer name: John Butt - director, Academy Baroque Soloists
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