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Saturday, 11th September 2010, 8pm LIEDERTAFEL Stephen Burrows - countertenor with James Bowman - Countertenor David Miller - Lute In the 14th century grandeur of New College Chapel, the world famous countertenor James Bowman will perform lute songs by Dowland, Campion and Purcell, with the lutenist David Miller. James and David have recorded perhaps the definitive disc of Dowland lute songs, "Awake Sweet Love" on the Hyperion label. James's association with New College Chapel goes back to the 60s when he honed his extraordinary voice in the Chapel Choir before his solo career was launched by Benjamin Britten who was, radically, looking for a countertenor lead in his new opera "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Liedertafel will perform motets from Spain, Italy and Portugal and, to contrast, sacred and secular music by Byrd and Tallis, including some of Tallis's beautiful anthems in the reformed simpler style for the English Church. Tickets £10: Reservation recommended: tickets@liedertafel.org |