'My true love said...' - Shakespeare in Song

William Shakespeare himself is thought to have worshipped at St Giles Cripplegate, and his First Folio was printed - 400 years ago - a stone's throw away at 'Jaggers' (the site now under Barbican Tower). Two centuries later, the church saw the baptism of one William Ward. In life a successful merchant, he enabled by a generous legacy the foundation and maintenance of a high school for girls: City of London School for Girls, founded 14th June 1894. This concert marks the schools 130th birthday with a performance of Shakespeare settings by contemporary British composers including the school's own Music Scholar and Director of Music.  

City of London Schools' Camerata is a mixed voice chamber choir composed of twenty young singers. They are all schooled at City of London School and City of London Schools for Girls, in the heart of the City of London, nestled between the remains…