Dowland, Purcell and Campion for Free in London on 27th May

FROM SORROW TO PEACE

Highlights from Ana Torbica’s musical story of a Universal and Sacred Journey through Love, Nature, and the Divine

St George’s Hanover Square
Wednesday 27 May 2026, 1:10pm
Free lunchtime concert

Following recent performances at the Kensington Olympia Festival of Music and the Arts and other appearances marking the 400th anniversary of John Dowland’s death, soprano Ana Torbica, lutenist Michael Fields, and narrator & baritone Predrag Gosta present a shortened 40-minute version of From Sorrow to Peace at St George’s Hanover Square.

Conceived as a continuous poetic and musical journey, the programme explores themes of love, longing, sorrow, reflection, and renewal through Renaissance and early Baroque English song, combining music by John Dowland, Henry Purcell, and Thomas Campion with spoken word and instrumental music.

Originally developed in London as a personal artistic narrative inspired by themes of identity, belonging, inner transformation, and the search for peace, the project has since been presented internationally in the United Kingdom, Serbia, and Bulgaria, receiving strong audience response for its emotional depth, intimate atmosphere, and immersive storytelling.

Ana Torbica is a soprano and baroque violist trained at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she received the Christopher Hogwood Scholarship and LRAM Diploma. She has studied lute song repertoire with Dame Emma Kirkby and has appeared with ensembles including the Irish Baroque Orchestra, London Handel Players, Charivari Agréable, and New Trinity Baroque.

Michael Fields is internationally recognised as one of Britain’s leading lutenists and specialists in early vocal repertoire. His celebrated artistic partnership with soprano Evelyn Tubb earned international acclaim for its sensitivity and “absolute affinity between voice and instrument”. Over several decades, he has established an important international career as performer, conductor, teacher, and artistic director.

Predrag Gosta is Artistic Director of New Trinity Baroque and appears in this programme both as narrator and baritone. After studies in London and the United States, he established an international career as conductor, harpsichordist, singer, and opera director, and is currently completing doctoral research at the University of Oxford focusing on late eighteenth-century English music.

Presented by New Trinity Baroque – an ensemble described by critics as “defined, gripping, thoughtful, full of temperament, fearless...” (Concert Artists Guild, New York) – the recital reflects the group’s commitment to thoughtfully curated programmes that connect early music with contemporary emotional resonance. Founded in London in 1998, New Trinity Baroque presents a wide range of projects, from intimate chamber recitals to larger-scale staged productions and baroque opera. Later this summer, the ensemble will also appear at the Grimeborn Opera Festival in London with Handel’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto, presenting the group in an entirely different theatrical and musical setting.
Free admission.