Programmes - Choreographed - A Yuletide Tale
(To create the essence of the show we bring simple props, scenery and lighting)
| Philippa Hyde | soprano |
| Tim Carleston | counter-tenor |
| Daisy Vatalaro | baroque cello |
| Helen Rogers | harpsichord and chamber organ |
A seasonal tale told by The Musicke Companye: the age-old story of Christmas interwoven with tales of sumptuous feasts, bitter frosts and even some dancing at a magnificent New Year's Ball.
Poetry, diaries and words by Samuel Pepys, John Evelyn, William Austin and Helen Rogers. Music by Monteverdi, Grandi, Scarlatti, Purcell, Arne and Mozart alongside traditional carols. A fabulous evening of drama and revelry.
| Henry Lawes | Anon | |
| Song 'Tis Christmas now' | Carol 'In dulci jubilo' | |
| Anon | Martin Peerson | |
| Carol 'The Boar's Head' | Ayre 'Upon my lap' | |
| Song 'Drive the cold winter away' | ||
| Carol 'Wassail, wassail all over the town' | Anon | |
| Carol 'I sing of a maiden' | Song 'Sweet was the song the Virgin sang' | |
| Duet 'Joseph lieber, Joseph mein' | ||
| Claudio Monteverdi | The Coventry Carol | |
| Song 'Exulta Fillia Sion' | ||
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | ||
| Domenico Gabrielli | Variations on 'Ah, vous dirai-je mamon?' | |
| Cello sonata in G major | ||
| Thomas Arne | ||
| Domenico Scarlatti | Song 'Blow, blow thou winter wind' | |
| Duet 'Salve Regina' | ||
| Anon | ||
| Biago Marini | Auld Lang Syne | |
| Song 'Con le stelle' | ||
| Thomas Playford | ||
| Marco da Gagliano | Three dances | |
| Song 'Pastor levate sù' | ||
| Duet 'O Meraviglie Belle' | Henry Purcell | |
| Song 'Let us Dance' | ||
| Alessandro Grandi | ||
| Duet 'Hodie nobis de caelo' | J.S. Bach | |
| Duet 'Wir eilen mit schwachen' | ||
| INTERVAL |
