Loki Music

The Lovekyn Consort will celebrate the week of Shakespeare's birthday with music mentioned is his plays and current at the time. A few of his sonnets will be read between the pieces.

Programme

Music for Shakespeare’s birthday

Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare, Hampton; 26th. April, 2025

The Lovekyn Consort

Patricia Hammond - Voice

William Summers - Renaissance Flute, Recorder

With Sue Bell - Actor

Music from The Tempest

Where the bee sucks - Robert Johnson [1583 - 1633], sung by Ariel

Full fathom five - Robert Johnson, sung by Ariel

Rosamont - Jakob Van Eyck [c.1590 - 1657], a character in Shakespeare's poem

A Lover's Complaint

Shakespeare's sonnets 1

Music from Hamlet [Ophelia]

How shall I your true love know?

Bonny Sweet Robin

Will you not come again?

I loathe that I did love

Music from Othello

Willow song - sung by Desdemona

Shakespeare's sonnets 2

Can she excuse my wrongs?

Text attributed to John Devereux, 2nd. Earl of Essex [1565 - 1601]

Music by John Dowland [1563 - 1626]

INTERVALTwelfth Night

'If music be the food of love' [spoken by Duke Orsino]

Pavan Lachrymae [composed by John Dowland]

O mistress mine

Farewell, dear heart

When that I was but a little tiny boy

Shakespeare's sonnets 3

Music from Merry Wives

Come live with me

Fortune, my foe

Greensleeves

'A caveat for cut-purses' from Bartholomew Fair - Ben Johnson [1572 - 1637], with Packington’s Pound [anonymous]

Tickets are cheaper if bought in advance HERE.

On the door, tickets cost £16. Payment in advance is also possible by cash or cheque made out to Loki Music in an envelope left at Garrick's Temple. All are welcome to attend these concerts: no prior knowledge is required - just a willingness to listen.