Art Thou Troubled is a song which extols the healing powers of music. Thus music is the “source of all gladness” and will “heal thy sadness,” as it calls to us with “voice divine.” The delightful melody has enjoyed unbroken popularity to the present day. Under its original Italian title, Dove sei, amato ben, it formed part of George Frideric Handel’s opera Rodelinda, which he composed for the Royal Academy of Music in 1725. Gwyn Arch here presents a sensitive reworking of this aria for choir and piano.