Celebrating the music of two Elizabethan ages.  

Both Queens Elizabeth I and II reigned during astonishingly rich and golden ages of musical composition. This concert celebrates English choral music, both sacred and secular, written during their times on the throne. Madrigals and motets by William Byrd, Thomas Tallis and Thomas Morley are contrasted with works by Benjamin Britten, Ralph Vaughan Williams and James MacMillan. The second half in particular is taken from two collections offered to the two queens – The Triumphs of Oriana in 1601, A Garland for the Queen in 1953 - and from Britten’s opera Gloriana.  

The concert highlights the amazingly rich and vibrant musical life of two of England’s greatest queens, who together reigned for over 114 years.  

Concert in aid of two good causes:

• Designability - helping disabled people to live with greater independence
• The work of Christ Church, Julian Road

Tickets £15, students £8, under-18s free.  

Formed in 2001, Cappella Nova is a chamber choir from Bath, conducted by Tony Shield. They perform three or four concerts each year with a wide range of sacred and secular music, usually in aid of local or national charities. Other musical activities include singing for church services and weddings. They welcome enquiries from singers wishing to join the choir.