After the trumpet sonata the choir sang an a cappella motet by Francisco Guerrero before Bill Lyons (dulcian) played a virtuosic rendition of Philippe Böddecker's 'Sonata sopra 'La Monica'' with Eligio Quinteiro (theorbo) and Satoko Doi-Luck (organ).

The main piece in the first half was 'Missa Sancta Maria Magdalenae' by Giovanni Sances, of which a new edition had been specially commissioned. The trumpets played a part shared with the cornettos (played by Gawain Glenton and Conor Hastings), and we decided to make suitable arrangements to divide the part between us, choosing cornetts or trumpets at musically-appropriate moments. (We made practical assumptions that the trumpets might not have been used in the Agnus Dei, for instance). The Kyrie and Gloria from the mass were performed together and then interspersed with Ferdinand Richter's 'Toccatino' - expertly played by Satoko Doi-Luck. The Credo from the mass followed before The English Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble and the Monteverdi String Band performed Vinzenz Fux's beautiful 'Canzon pro tabula à 10', before the remainder of the mass and the interval.