
LIFEM26: Nigel North
St Michael & All Angels Church
Nigel North performs Tudor lute music including dances and divisions by Byrd, Johnson and Philips on an 8-course lute at St Michael & All Angels Church.
Nigel North presents The Beginning of the World: Dances, Dumps and Divisions for lute from Tudor England at LIFEM 2026. Performed on an 8-course lute by Malcolm Prior after a c.1590 instrument, the programme features short pieces by renowned composers such as William Byrd, John Johnson and Peter Philips alongside anonymous dances. North, a distinguished lutenist and former professor, brings over 50 years of experience to this 60-minute concert. Tickets cost £25, with concessions at £15 for under 21s and full-time students.