2026 Ulverston International Music Festival: Jervaulx Singers - The Birds and the Bees

Start: Sunday, May 31, 2026 7:00PM
End: Sunday, May 31, 2026 8:45PM

Jervaulx Singers Charlie Gower-Smith director Alison Frances Gill piano Picton-Turbervill Silent Spring Byrd Civitas sancti tui Narburaite Vasara Jonathan Harvey Song of June Howells arr. Farrington King David Hahn À Chloris Monteverdi L'incoronazione di Poppea: Pur ti miro Muhly Set me as a seal Dove The Passing of the Year: Answer July INTERVAL Handel Semele: Endless pleasure, endless love Debussy arr. Gower-Smith Prelude à l'après-midi d'un faune Walton arr. Chilcott Henry V: Touch her soft lips Dove My love is mine Ravel Histoires naturelles: Le cygne Antognini Those tender words Shaw and the swallow O'Regan I listen to the stillness of you Join the acclaimed Jervaulx Singers for an enchanting evening of choral music inspired by nature’s most lyrical voices - The Birds and the Bees. This imaginative programme takes flight through songs celebrating the natural world and the many shades of love it inspires. Expect a rich blend of music spanning centuries - radiant Renaissance madrigals, lush Romantic part-songs, and contemporary works alive with colour and clarity. With their trademark warmth and expressive grace, the Jervaulx Singers capture the joy, humour, and beauty of love in all its guises.