Madrigali: Secular part songs of the Renaissance

Saturday 16 June 2018
​Sunday 17 June 2018
The Chambers, Somerville House, South Brisbane

In true consort style, Fusion explored the Italian madrigals of Monteverdi and Marenzio, and the English part songs of Morley and Weelkes, with brief sojourns into French chansons and Spanish villancicos. 

TUTTI

• Hanacpachap cussicuinin – Anonymous
• L'eccho – Orlando di Lasso
• Thule, the period of cosmography & The Andalusian merchant – Thomas Weelkes

PICCOLO GRUPPO

• The silver swan – Orlando Gibbons
• Sweet Suffolk owl – Thomas Vautor
• Cucu, cucu! – Juan del Encina
• Baci, soave e cari – Claudio Monteverdi
• Cruda Amarilli – Claudio Monteverdi
• Ma te raccoglie – Claudio Monteverdi
• Belle, qui tiens ma vie – Thoinot Arbeau

TUTTI

• Si, ch'io vorrei morire – Claudio Monteverdi
• As Vesta was from Latmos hill descending – Thomas Weelkes

PICCOLO GRUPPO

• Tourdion – Pierre Attaingnant
• Crudel perché mi fuggi – Luca Marenzio
• Fyer, fyer! – Thomas Morley
• Tant que vivrai – Claudin de Sermisy
• Amor vittorioso – Giovanni Gastoldi

TUTTI

• Hoy comamos y bebamos – Juan del Encina
• A round of three country dances in one – Thomas Ravenscroft
• Revoici venir du printemps – Claude Le Jeune

Cantanti

Soprani: Izzy Backstrom, Stephanie Dick, Madonna Forster, Bronwyn Mitchell, Tamara Smith, Rebecca Thomas, Emily Young
Contralti: Kathy Chan, Amelia Fotheringham, Melissa Hutchinson, Nicki Jenkins, Alisen McLeod
Tenori: Brett Gordon, Paul Kennedy, Tim Smetham
Bassi: ​Elliot Rentoul, Connor Rigsby-Jones, David Webster