Please scroll down to see examples of three of papagena's current programmes:
Nuns and Roses
The Darkest Midnight
Nuns and Roses II
nuns and roses ii
Papagena’s programme ranges from 12th century abbess Hildegard of Bingen to Imogen Heap, from Russian Orthodox hymnody and lilting Celtic ballads to Norwegian lullabies. Throw into the mix Purcell, Scarlatti, Caitlin Moran’s hilarious take on Rudyard Kipling’s IF and the group’s new cover of Sweet child of mine and you have Nuns and Roses II, something for everyone!
Hamisha Asar - Jagoda. arr Vango
Cor mio - Scarlatti
O Cruor sanguinis - Hildegard of Bingen
Sub o salcie - Romanian Orthodox arr by Anya Woods for Trio Nightingale
O viridissima virgo ave - Duggan
Izhe Heruvimi - Chesnokov
Cattle call - Trad. Scotland. arr Cooper
Lauliku lapsepoli - Tormis
Det lisle bånet - Krohn
When the earth stands still - Macdonald
I lie - Lang
Sweet child of mine - Guns ‘n’ Roses. arr Vango
The Woman’s IF (poem by Caitlin Moran) - Jim Clements
Sigh no more - Bremer
Jack’s Valentine - Larsen
Hide and Seek - Heap
Music for a while - Purcell
Fusion - Macdonald
The darkest midnight
Medieval, Celtic and contemporary carols with seasonal songs.
Veni, veni Emmanuel - Trotta
Nowell, tydinges trew - English 15th century
Dou way Robin/Sancta Maria - English 15th century
Gaudete - Trad. arr Vango
Wexford carol - Irish trad. arr Vango
The Darkest Midnight - Irish trad.
Don oíche úd i mBeithil - Irish trad. arr Vango
Det lisle bånet - Krohn
Toi, le coeur de la rose - Ravel
Oy es dia! - Pascual. arr Tenant-Flowers
Carol of the Bells - Leontovich. arr Drury
Angelus ad virginem - 13th century English
Lo, how a rose e’er blooming/Of the Father’s love begotten - 15th century German/13th century chant. arr Edmund Hughes & Tenant-Flowers:
Balulalow - Vango
Corpus Christi carol - Britten. arr Brückner
O Jesulein zart - German chorale. arr Brückner
In dulci jubilo - German chorale arr Culloton
When the earth stands still - Macdonald
River - Joni Mitchell. arr Clements:
The Woman’s IF (poem by Caitlin Moran) - Jim Clements
Fusion - Macdonald
Nuns and Roses
Ranging from the chant of Hildegard of Bingen to the hoovering fantasia of Stephen Hatfield, from Purcell to Katy Perry, this programme is a musical cocktail of folk, medieval classical and contemporary styles, woven into a tapestry which is both sacred and profane, tender, witty and urbane.
Cattle Call - Scottish trad. arr Katy Cooper
Veni, Veni Emmanuel - Michael John Trotta
Otche Nash - Nikolai Kedrov
Crown of Roses - P I Tchaikovsky
O Jesulein zart - Winnie Brückner
There is no Rose - English 15th century
O Virtus Sapientiae - Hildegard of Bingen
Shen Khar Venakhi - Armenian arr. Komitas
Hamisha Asar - Flory Jagoda arr. Suzzie Vango
God says Yes - Paul Carey
Lauliku Lapsepoli - Veljo Tormis
Changeling’s Lullaby - Jess Arrowsmith/Lady Maisery
Pseudo-Yoik - Jaakko Mäntyjärvi
Kakwa Moma - Bulgarian Volkslied arr. Knorrn
Ca’ the Yowes - Scottish arr. M Coleridge
Lagan Love - Trad Irish
Hebridean Spinning Song - Trad arr. Mark Hewitt
Mouth Music - arr. D Keane & J Faulkner
Jack’s Valentine - Libby Larsen
Hide and Seek - Imogen Heap arr. S T-Flowers
Three Ways to Vacuum your House, Part 1 - Stephen Hatfield
Music for a While - Purcell arr. Gunnar Eriksson
Firework - Katy Perry arr. Jim Clements
Du bist die Ruh - Franz Schubert arr. J Clements
as she stood
(programme under development):
Settings of the Stabat Mater text interlaced with musical reflections on contemporary themes of waiting, motherhood and love.