The Silver Swan (Orlando Gibbons) - Studentenvrouwenkoor Medusa Concert June 20, 2014
"The Silver Swan" by Orlando Gibbons, performed by Studentenvrouwenkoor Medusa at the summer concert (June 20, 2014), in the Aula of the Utrecht University Academy Building, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
I sang soprano in this song.
Photos taken by me in Ireland.
Song info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silver_Swan_(madrigal)
Text:
The Silver Swan who, living, had no note,
When death approach'd, unlock'd her silent throat.
Leaning her breast against the reedy shore,
Thus sung her first and last, And sung no more:
"Farewell all joys, O death come close mine eyes.
More geese than swans now live, more fools than wise."
Information about the location @UniversiteitUtrecht :
https://www.uu.nl/en/universityhall
https://www.uu.nl/organisatie/academiegebouw
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academiegebouw_(Utrecht)
Information about the choir:
https://www.facebook.com/studentenvrouwenkoormedusa/
https://www.studentenvrouwenkoormedusa.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEpd5KrLnPTBklYrhgNwLEA