"The Silver Swan" - Madrigals and anthems by Orlando Gibbons and his contemporaries

5:00pm, Sun, 29 Jun 2025

  • Event Details
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  • Type of event: Concert
    Start time: 5:00pm
    End time: 6:30pm
    Venue: Farnham Maltings
    Bridge Square,
    Farnham,
    Surrey,
    GU9 7QR
    Description: "The Silver Swan" - Madrigals and anthems by Orlando Gibbons and his contemporaries

    Our summer concert presented music by Orlando Gibbons, celebrating his 400th anniversary. As a musical successor to William Byrd, Gibbons was a hugely versatile musician, writing madrigals, instrumental and sacred works, all of which were be represented in our programme tailored to a summer's evening.

    In addition to his music, we featured compositions by his contemporaries as well as later part-songs which adhere to the same musical values.

    Audience members brought picnic chairs and hampers and to joined us for an alfresco picnic across the road in Gostrey Meadow after the show.  A perfect end to our season.