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  • William Byrd at Lincoln: A Symposium
    William Byrd at Lincoln: A Symposium
    3-4 July, time TBC
    Lincoln Cathedral
    3-4 July, time TBC
    Lincoln Cathedral, Cathedral St, Lincoln LN2, UK
    Lincoln Cathedral is hosting a festival of events on the weekend of 30 June-4 July 2023 and invites the academic community (in its broadest sense) to a symposium that will take place on 3-4 July, in conjunction with Byrd-themed choral services and the dedication of a new memorial to Byrd.
  • Stile Antico: Free Family Concert Birmingham
    Stile Antico: Free Family Concert Birmingham
    Wed, 08 Nov
    Birmingham
    08 Nov 2023, 16:30
    Birmingham, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TS, UK
    Prepare for a 40-minute musical adventure to the Tudor period, as acclaimed early music ensemble Stile Antico take centre stage, captivating audiences of all ages at a special free choral music event designed for young people and their families.
  • Byrd 400: A Celebration at Christ Church, Oxford
    Byrd 400: A Celebration at Christ Church, Oxford
    Tue, 07 Nov
    Oxford
    07 Nov 2023, 09:00 GMT
    Oxford, St Aldate's, Oxford OX1, UK
    To mark the 400th anniversary, Christ Church will host a one-day event on Tuesday, 7 November 2023, comprising a symposium, exhibition in the glorious Upper Library, and evensong, ending with a small drinks reception in the cathedral Chapter House to launch the a new DIAMM facsimile.
  • Davey Consort: Faith and Music in Elizabethan England w/ Professor Richard Rex
    Davey Consort: Faith and Music in Elizabethan England w/ Professor Richard Rex
    Fri, 03 Nov
    High St, Dorchester, Wallingford OX10 7HH, UK
    03 Nov 2023, 19:00 GMT
    High St, Dorchester, Wallingford OX10 7HH, UK
    A Lecture Recital featuring the music of William Byrd, performed by The Davey Consort. In addition to the beautifully moving music we are honoured to have the company of Richard Rex, Professor of Reformation History at the Faculty of Divinity of the University of Cambridge.
  • 'Master Byrd' at Ingatestone Hall
    'Master Byrd' at Ingatestone Hall
    Sat, 21 Oct
    Ingatestone Hall
    21 Oct 2023, 16:00 – 16:05
    Ingatestone Hall, Hall Ln, Ingatestone CM4 9NR, UK
    a new play by Brean Hammond with live choral interpolations Saturday 21 October 2023 performances at 4pm and 7pm ​ Ingatestone Hall Hall Lane, Ingatestone Essex CM4 9NR ​ Director: David Allinson
  • The Sixteen's Choral Pilgrimage: A Watchful Gaze.
    The Sixteen's Choral Pilgrimage: A Watchful Gaze.
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, 14 Oct
    Edinburgh
    14 Oct 2023, 19:30 – 21:30 BST
    Edinburgh, Greyfriars Pl, Greyfriars, Edinburgh EH1 2QQ, UK
    Our 2023 Choral Pilgrimage celebrates the legacy of one of choral music's most treasured composers, William Byrd.
  • A Byrd in the Library @ Christ Church
    A Byrd in the Library @ Christ Church
    Mon, 09 Oct
    Oxford
    09 Oct 2023, 10:00 BST – 01 Nov 2023, 10:00 GMT
    Oxford, St Aldate's, Oxford OX1, UK
    This exciting exhibition grants a look into some of the treasures of the library's world-renowned music collections, with a focus on those materials which pertain to Byrd.
  • Workshop: The Good, The Byrd, and The Ugly
    Workshop: The Good, The Byrd, and The Ugly
    Sun, 01 Oct
    London
    01 Oct 2023, 09:30 – 17:00 BST
    London, Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2DQ, UK
    Join us at Holy Sepulchre, the National Musicians’ Church, for a day workshop led by members of the English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble and Peter Asprey, Director of Music at Holy Sepulchre. A day to workshop the music of some of England’s finest high Renaissance composers.
  • Musicke in the Ayre: Plucked Byrd
    Musicke in the Ayre: Plucked Byrd
    Sat, 23 Sept
    Tugford
    23 Sept 2023, 12:30 BST
    Tugford, Tugford, Craven Arms SY7 9HS, UK
    We return to Corvedale Festival with a programme of works by Byrd (and one by Tallis) arranged for voice and lute (some contemporaneously, others more recently). Also included are arrangements for solo lute by Francis Cutting and others of some of his keyboard works.
  • The Sixteen's Choral Pilgrimage: A Watchful Gaze. Wells
    The Sixteen's Choral Pilgrimage: A Watchful Gaze. Wells
    Fri, 08 Sept
    Wells Cathedral
    08 Sept 2023, 19:30 BST
    Wells Cathedral, Cathedral Grn, Sadler St, Wells BA5 2RR, UK
    Our 2023 Choral Pilgrimage celebrates the legacy of one of choral music's most treasured composers, William Byrd.
  • The Sixteen's Choral Pilgrimage: A Watchful Gaze. Exeter
    The Sixteen's Choral Pilgrimage: A Watchful Gaze. Exeter
    Thu, 07 Sept
    Exeter Cathedral
    07 Sept 2023, 19:30 BST
    Exeter Cathedral, 1 The Cloisters, Exeter EX1 1HS, UK
    Our 2023 Choral Pilgrimage celebrates the legacy of one of choral music's most treasured composers, William Byrd.
  • Musicke in the Ayre: Plucked Byrd
    Musicke in the Ayre: Plucked Byrd
    Sun, 20 Aug
    Iford
    20 Aug 2023, 14:00 BST
    Iford, Iford Manor, Iford, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 2BA, UK
    Works by Byrd (and one by Tallis) arranged for voice and lute (some contemporaneously, others more recently). Also included are arrangements for solo lute by Francis Cutting and others of some of his keyboard works.
  • Tallis Consort: Byrd at 400
    Tallis Consort: Byrd at 400
    Sat, 05 Aug
    Bolton Abbey
    05 Aug 2023, 19:30 BST
    Bolton Abbey, Bolton Abbey, Skipton BD23 6AL, UK
    Join the Tallis Consort for an evening of the finest works of William Byrd - arguably England's most eminent composer. You will hear the aching recusancy of his earlier-composed Masses and Lamentations of Jeremiah to the renewed hope heard in later motets such as Laudibus in Sanctis.
  • Mander: From Byrd to Bach and back
    Mander: From Byrd to Bach and back
    Sat, 05 Aug
    Tewkesbury
    05 Aug 2023, 15:00 BST
    Tewkesbury, Church Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5RZ, UK
    Harpsichordist Nathaniel Mander brings a programme to include music from the Elizabethan masters, Byrd (whose 400th anniversary is celebrated this year) and Gibbons, right up to the elegant brilliance of the baroque virtuosi, Bach and Handel.
  • Cantores in Ecclesia: The 24th William Byrd Festival
    Cantores in Ecclesia: The 24th William Byrd Festival
    Fri, 04 Aug
    Portland, Oregon
    04 Aug 2023, 19:00 GMT-7 – 20 Aug 2023, 19:00 GMT-7
    Portland, Oregon, 375 NE Clackamas St, Portland, OR 97232, USA
    Three concerts, an organ recital, a choral workshop, five liturgical services, and three public lectures in celebration of Renaissance England’s greatest composer, William Byrd.
  • Choral Evensong at Musica Deo Sacra, Tewkesbury Abbey's festival of music in the liturgy
    Choral Evensong at Musica Deo Sacra, Tewkesbury Abbey's festival of music in the liturgy
    Thu, 03 Aug
    Tewkesbury Abbey
    03 Aug 2023, 18:00 BST
    Tewkesbury Abbey, Church St, Tewkesbury GL20 5RZ, UK
    This special Choral Evensong features music by William Byrd and by his illustrious contemporary Thomas Weelkes, who died in the same year. Byrd's Great Service and Responses are framed by Weelkes' Alleluia! I heard a voice and When David heard.
  • Sung Eucharist at Tewkesbury Abbey's Musica Deo Sacra festival
    Sung Eucharist at Tewkesbury Abbey's Musica Deo Sacra festival
    Tue, 01 Aug
    Tewkesbury Abbey
    01 Aug 2023, 11:00 BST
    Tewkesbury Abbey, Church St, Tewkesbury GL20 5RZ, UK
    Musica Deo Sacra is Tewkesbury Abbey's festival of music in the liturgy, and this year many of the services include music by William Byrd. For this morning's Sung Eucharist the Mass will be Byrd's five part setting, with other music including his Venite comedite.
  • Tallis Consort: Byrd at 400
    Tallis Consort: Byrd at 400
    Sat, 29 Jul
    Beverley
    29 Jul 2023, 15:00 BST
    Beverley, 38 Highgate, Beverley HU17 0DN, UK
    Join the Tallis Consort for an evening of the finest works of William Byrd - arguably England's most eminent composer. You will hear the aching recusancy of his earlier-composed Masses and Lamentations of Jeremiah to the renewed hope heard in later motets such as Laudibus in Sanctis.
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