Happy May Day! It’s the halfway point between the spring equinox and the summer solstice, and a cheerful springtime celebration. You can read more about the holiday and its history using the link below. And you can listen to Beautiful Music for the season, including Thomas Morley’s madrigal, NOW IS THE MONTH OF MAYING performed by The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Choir, the Anonymous Scottish song O LUSTY MAY sung by APOLLO5, and William Byrd’s madrigal THIS SWEET AND MERRY MONTH OF MAY sung by Grupo Vocal Olisipo.
(88) Now is the month of Maying – Thomas Morley (HKAPA Choir – 香港演藝學院合唱團) – YouTube
(88) O LUSTY MAY, Scotish Anonimous – APOLLO5 – YouTube
(88) Grupo Vocal sings William Byrd: This sweet and merry month of May – YouTube
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