Music for Advent
13th December 2020
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“My Mother ” by Frances M Lynch
Performed by Frances M Lynch, Jenny Miller (sopranos); Margaret Cameron (mezzo);
David Sheppard (counter tenor); Julian Stocker (tenor); Gwion Thomas (baritone)
Words by Eliza Westbury (1808 – 1828)
Eliza was a Lacemaker in Northamptonshire
Her poem is entitled “On the Death of the Author’s Mother”
It reflects her love for her mother and her God
While at the same time being an unexpected window on her personal and spiritual life