The Lyons Mouth

Winged Voices

St Mary’s Church, Wooler

Saturday 16 May, 2026, 7.30pm

This “feral” vocal consort presents ‘Winged Voices’ – an exploration of flight and spiritual ascent through poetry and music from the 16th to 21st centuries. 

Edward Cornysh (c. 1465–1523)

Ah Robin

George Parris (b. 1984)

Now Welcome, Somer

Reading: Joseph Hutchison (b. 1955) – Artichoke

Jacques Arcadelt (c. 1507–1568)

Il bianco e dolce cigno

Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625)

The Silver Swan

Gerald Finzi Leighton (1870–1956)

God’s Grandeur – (Text: Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889))

Reading: Emily Dickinson (1830–1886) – “Hope” is the thing with feathers

Aaron Jay Kernis (b. 1960)

Effortlessly Love Flows

Toby Young Lowen (b. 1990)

Easter Wings – (Text: George Herbert (1593–1633))

Reading: Jack Gilbert (1925–2012) – Failing and Flying

Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548–1611)

Vidi Speciosam

Benjamin Britten (1913–1976), arr. John Surman (b. 1944)

Cuckoo

INTERVAL

Traditional Lithuanian, arr. Simon Jackson (b. 1970)

Trilo

Reading: Roque Salas Rivera (b. 1985) – wing

Liz Dilnot Johnson (b. 1968)

The Windhover – (Text: Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889))

Reading: Shel Silverstein (1930–1999) – Early Bird

Clément Janequin (c. 1485–1558)

Le chant des oiseaux

Judith Weir (b. 1954)

a blue true dream of sky

Reading: Barbara Kingsolver (b. 1955) – Love poem, with birds

Healey Willan (1880–1968)

Rise Up, My Love – (Text: Song of Solomon)

Traditional Finnish, arr. Anna-Mari Kähärä (b. 1962)

Jos sa olet