The Birds and the Bees Quartets
Primates Chapel, Armagh
6 April 2024
Portico of Ards , Co. Down
7 April 2024
St Augustine's Church, Derry/Londonderry
18 April 2024
Island Arts Centre, Lisburn
19 April 2024
Programme
Clément Janequin (France, c. 1485-1558)—Le Chant des Oiseaux
John Wilbye (England, c. 1574-1638)—Adieu sweet Amaryllis
John Liptrot Hatton (England, 1809-1886)—When Evening's Twilight
Anon. (Spain, c. 1465)—La tricotea
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (Italy, c.1525-1594)—Sicut cervus desiderat – Sitivit anima mea
Stephen McNeff (Northern Ireland, b.1951)—Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Eoghan Desmond (Ireland, b.1989)—An Gleann Mór
William Sterndale Bennett (England, 1816-1875)—God is a spirit
Henry Bishop (England, 1787-1855)—Foresters sound the cheerful horn
Joseph Barnby (England, 1838-1896)—Sweet and Low
George Gershwin (USA, 1989-1937) and Ira Gershwin (USA, 1896-1983)—Love Is Here to Stay
Performers
Chamber Choir Ireland
Chamber Choir Ireland Quartet
From birdsong and cheerful foresters, to waterfall scenes and twinkling little stars, a quartet of Chamber Choir Ireland singers performs a selection of music perfect for springtime.
Enjoy a little bit of everything, including small but perfectly formed gems of early music, Romantic partsongs, classics from the Great American Songbook, and pieces by contemporary Irish composers.
Featuring music by Clément Janequin, William Sterndale Bennett, Palestrina, Stephen McNeff, Eoghan Desmond, and the Gershwin brothers.
Enjoy a little bit of everything, including small but perfectly formed gems of early music, Romantic partsongs, classics from the Great American Songbook, and pieces by contemporary Irish composers.
Featuring music by Clément Janequin, William Sterndale Bennett, Palestrina, Stephen McNeff, Eoghan Desmond, and the Gershwin brothers.