Performances
Monday 5th May
Time: 10:00 - 11:00
Venue: The Guild Chapel
Singing Shakespeare
Musicologist, researcher and broadcast presenter Dr. Katy Hamilton will give an illuminating talk on Singing Shakespeare, revealing the subtle - and not so subtle - influences of different composers and performers in the Art Song tradition based on Shakespearean texts.
This talk to be introduced by Paul Higgins, Trustee of SIM.
Time: 15:00 - 16:15
Venue: The Guild Chapel
Motets By William Byrd & Thomas Tallis
The Stratford Chamber Choir will perform a selection of Motets by Byrd, Tallis, Gibbons and other contemporary privileged composers of Queen Elizabeth I. It will also feature a brief organ interlude of their music.
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Venue: The Guild Chapel
Roger Quilter: The Shakespeare Songs
Vicar Choral of Wells Cathedral and Baritone, William Drakett will give the first performance of a new setting of sixteen songs by Roger Quilter, arranged by John Macfarlane. The string quintet accompaniment will be played by musicians from the Orchestra of the Swan, Jenny Sacha (violin), Alicja Humeniuk (violin), Vanessa McNaught (viola), Christopher Allan (cello), Antonia Bakewell and (double base).
The concert will be introduced by Michael Dobson, Trustee of SIM.
Time: 16:00 - 16:15
Venue: The Guild Chapel
Closing Remarks
A message from Martyn Bond, Chairman of Trustees of SIM, will close the 2025 Festival of Shakespeare in Music and announce plans for 2026.
