Now does the glorious day appear
Music celebrating Royal and Saintly Women

Arnold Epley, Artistic Director and Conductor
Jay Carter, Associate Artistic Director and Conductor

Our first concert of the season explores music written in praise of inspirational women, focusing specifically upon ceremonial music of Henry Purcell and Benjamin Britten.

The royal women surveyed include Elizabeth I, Mary II, and Elizabeth II – the current British sovereign, in works written for ceremonial events in their reigns.  Text by or written in commemoration of Dame Julian of Norwich, Hildegard von Bingen, and Cecilia – the patroness saint of music whose feast day is in November.

While Britten and Purcell serve as the anchor points for this program, other works by Hildegard von Bingen, Giles Swayne, and William Byrd complete this survey.

Instrumentalists from the Kansas City Baroque Consortium will join Musica Vocale for this performance.