Sing we at pleasure
Sensuous Madrigals and Playful Partsongs
Saturday 21 June 2025 at 7.30 pm
All Saints Weston
Chestnut Avenue, Esher, KT10 8JL
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Ticket prices, box office and online purchase
The concert will finish at approximately 9.15 pm. Please then join us in the church hall for refreshments.
The Ripieno Choir was started over 75 years ago by a group of friends who took great pleasure from singing together. Today, although we can no longer meet in a member’s house, the choir remains a modestly sized group of friends, who love to make music together; and who are ideally suited to the intricate and intimate chamber music from the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
Our Sing we at pleasure programme covers a rich tapestry of emotional narratives, offering vivid expressions of love, longing, and divine inspiration: from the expressive L’Amante Modesto by Barbara Strozzi, to the light and lively Sing We at Pleasure by Thomas Weelkes. We also discover Claudio Monteverdi in passionate mode, and an unusually jubilant Thomas Tomkins.
We will delight in the presence of a theorbo, brought to life by lutenist, Kristiina Watt. Kristiina regularly performs with leading groups in the historical performance scene and featured on The Marian Consort’s latest CD ‘Una Poesia Muta’ in which her performance was reviewed as ‘flawless’ by Gramophone Magazine.
Repertoire
Claudio Monteverdi
Si, ch’io vorrei morire
Cruda Amarilli
Baci soavi, e cari
Barbara Strozzi
L’amante modesto
Gli amanti falliti
John Dowland
Can she excuse my wrongs
Come away sweet love
Fine knacks for ladies
Thomas Tomkins
Music divine
See, see the shepherds’ queen
Too much I once lamented
Thomas Weelkes
Sing we at pleasure
Like two proud armies
What have the Gods
Tickets
£18 in advance
£20 on the day (including at the door)
Free for age 18 and below
Group discounts available
Box office
✆ 020 8399 2714
✉ ku.gro.riohconeipirnull@xov