Summer Is a Coming In (Summer Is Icumen In)

To take us to the weekend, here's the English folk song "Sumer is icumen in" played in my garden ! The folk song dates from the 13th century, which is the same era that the Magna Carta was signed. I used this this piece in my cadenza for the Magna Carta concerto, along with three other British folk songs and thematic material from the concerto. I wanted the cadenza to have strong links back to the title of the concerto. Have a lovely weekend, and enjoy some music from the 13th century, and of co

Listen to one of the oldest songs ever written, ‘Sumer is icumen in’