Great Sacred Music: A Lament for Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
(Thursday 15th September 2022)
David’s Lamentation – William Billings
Turn unto the Lord – Thomas Tomkins
When David heard – Thomas Tomkins
When I observe – Thomas Tomkins
The Silver Swan – Orlando Gibbon
By the rivers of Babylon – arr. Ken Burton
This season of Great Sacred Music has been supported by the Foundation of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London.
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