Lute Song Concert
The venue of this concert has been changed from Lady St Mary Church to the Not Just Sundaes Community Café.
NJS (Trinity Church) is a beautiful 14th Century building which will create a lovely intimate atmosphere for this concert. It’s a very short walk from Lady St Mary’s on South Street just opposite Wareham Quay.
Journey back to Renaissance England with the Lute Song Concert, performed in a beautiful 14th Century Church
Join us at the Purbeck Guitar Festival for an unforgettable evening of music! The concert takes place in the enchanting setting of Wareham’s 14th Century Trinity Church (known as Not Just Sundaes) on Thursday, 26th June.
In this beautiful, ancient church you will experience the beautiful sounds of traditional lute songs across the ages. From the elegant sounds of the Tudors to the timeless harmonies of Simon & Garfunkel.
Listen to beautiful, melancholy and moving lute-songs from the 1600s as well as a couple of contemporary songs you might know! This concert will give you an insight into the mindset of the Elizabethans and their fascination with time. Including works by Shakespeare, John Dowland, Simon & Garfunkel and many more. Think “singer-songwriters of the Renaissance”
Lute Song Concert - about the artists Sam Brown and Daniel Thompson
About Sam Brown
“The Eric Clapton of the lute”, Sam Brown is counted amongst of the top cordophonists of his generation, known for his imaginative and sensitive style.
Sam first learned classical guitar with the inspirational Sasha Levtov. He discovered the lute at the Royal College of Music, where he trained with Jakob Lindberg. He later studied at the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italia with Lorenzo Micheli.
For the last eight years Sam has performed internationally as a solo and ensemble player, including at Vienna’s Konzerthaus and Wigmore Hall.
Sam is a fluent lutenist, theorbist, romantic and classical guitarist. Especially known for his work as an interpreter of lute-song, he is a founding member of the UK-based lute ensemble Dowlands Foundry and a core member of the Dowland Works collective. He has additionally lectured widely in this field. Read more at sambrownmusic.org
About Daniel Thomson
‘Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Daniel Thomson is a London based tenor soloist, recitalist and chamber singer. Known for his expressive text-based performance and interpretations of Evangelist roles, Daniel’s focus is on historically informed performance of music from the 16th to 19th centuries. In 2009 he graduated his Bachelor of Music (specialising in vocal performance) with Honours, from the University of Melbourne. In 2018 Daniel completed a Master in Advanced Vocal Ensemble Studies at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel, Switzerland.
Released in early 2018 – Daniel’s debut solo album Secret Fires of Love, has been featured on BBC Radio 3 programme In Tune with Daniel as a BBC Introducing Artist. It was reviewed by MusicWeb International listing it as a disc “of the utmost importance … This disc is the result of much research of historical sources and deserves the attention of every performer … Monteverdi’s Si dolce è’l tormento is one of his most popular pieces, and has been recorded many times … I am pretty sure that you will have never heard it the way it is sung here by Daniel Thomson.” Johan van Veen, www.musicweb-international.com – February 2019′
Date
- 26 Jun 2025
- Expired!
Time
- 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Location
- Trinity Church, South St, Wareham BH20 4LU
