BMus Music students perform their final degree shows in Deptford Town Hall’s Council Chamber
2.30pm Maureen (Ka) Lin (cello)

3pm Georgia Marriott (recorders) performs:
Hans Martin Linde (1971): Amarilli mia bella and Hommage à Johann Jacob van Eyck , for recorder solo (Descant, Treble and Bass Recorder)
Barabara Strozzi: Cantata Lagrime mie (1659) (excerpt)
Dario Castello: Sonata Prima (c.1621) with Eleanor Meynell (spinet)
Arcangelo Corelli: Sonata No. 6 in G Minor – Follia (c.1700) with Eleanor Meynell (spinet) and Kayiu Lin (cello)
Anon: Mittelalterliche Spielmannstänze aus Italien (Dance tunes of the jongleurs) (c.1400)
La manfredina
Trotto
Lamento di tristano
La rotta, with Avin Noorbakhsh (kamanche) and Hozhabr Shishehgar (percussion)

This programme of Italian music spans approximately 700 years, beginning with Hans-Martin Linde’s modern reimagining of Amarilli, mia bella—a tribute to the 17th-century virtuoso Jacob van Eyck that blends expressive Renaissance ornamentation with avant-garde recorder techniques. It continues with Dario Castello’s Sonata Prima à Soprano Solo (1629), a hallmark of the early Baroque stile moderno, showcasing dramatic contrasts, technical brilliance, and the experimental spirit of Venetian music through a soprano-range instrument and basso continuo. The journey proceeds to Arcangelo Corelli’s La Follia, a masterful set of variations based on a Renaissance theme of "madness," celebrated for its expressive intensity and enduring influence on later composers. The programme concludes with the lively dance tunes of the medieval jongleurs—melodies passed orally through generations, shaped by travel and improvisation, and marked by their vibrant energy and spontaneity.

4.30pm Ellie Trent (flute)

5pm Boaz Johnson (piano), with Veronika Dressel (voice) for Mahler 'Lieder'

PureGold: our annual festival of eclectic, innovative and exciting work coming out of the Department of Music.
Our degree shows on the Goldsmiths campus are free and open to all.