When my Love Bids Me Down the River: an afternoon of Medieval Music

In a blend of the old and the new, this program travels back to the intimacy and vivid storytelling of Medieval Music. Countertenor, Hamish Gould, and lutenist, John Griffiths begin with the delicate love songs of Guillaume de Machaut and Johannes Cicconia before performing ‘When my Love Bids Me Down the River’, a medieval improvisation on a poem by Carolyn Kwok. Drawing on the long tradition of epic poetry and trouvère song, Hamish Gould and John Griffiths weave an elaborate tale of love, loss and tragedy.

Light refreshments from 11:45am.