“When David Heard”: the Death of Prince Henry

Prince Henry, heir to James I was potentially a brilliant monarch but an unwise dip in the Thames caused his death. This lecture includes a survey of his life and the  musical grief that poured from the musicians of his day.

Lecturer: Patrick Craig. Patrick is a Vicar Choral at St Paul’s Cathedral. For twenty years he combined this with an international career singing over a thousand concerts with the world-renowned early music consort The Tallis Scholars. He also sings with the award-winning group The Cardinal’s Musick. He founded and conducts the UK’s leading all-female professional choir, Aurora Nova. He has conducted concerts for the BBC Proms, the Brighton, Lichfield and Aldeburgh Festivals and with the City of London Sinfonia