Dowland: The First Booke of Songes
6:30pm, Sat, 5 Jul 2025
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Type of event: Concert Start time: 6:30pm End time: 8:30pm Venue: St Anne's Church
125 Salusbury Road
London NW6 6RGSee map below Ticket pricing/options: Tickets £20, under 16s free
To attend dress rehearsal (2 - 5pm on concert day): £5, under 16s freeTickets: 
Description: A rare complete performance of The First Booke of Songes or Ayres (1597), an extremely influential collection for voices and instruments, by England’s most celebrated lutenist / singer-songwriter.
withMiriam Monaghan, recorders
Augustin Cornwall-Irving, lute
Nichola Blakey, viola
Josh Salter, cello
Inspired by his time in Rome with Luca Marenzio, John Dowland blends melancholy and wit in 21 short songs or ayres (and one wacky duet for two players on one lute). This first book was so popular it was reprinted four times during Dowland's lifetime, brought him an international career, and he wrote two sequels.
