It Was a Lover and His Lass

If Shakespeare provides the textual foundation for a composition, the demands upon the musical setting become uncommonly high. John Milne has proved he is up to the task many times before, and he does not fail us now. His madrigal writing always honors the many centuries the genre embraces, yet it also embodies the present day. A love song with romance and deeper meaning -- what concert cannot benefit by including such as this?