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3-4 July, time TBCLincoln Cathedral3-4 July, time TBCLincoln Cathedral, Cathedral St, Lincoln LN2, UKLincoln 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.
Wed, 08 NovBirmingham08 Nov 2023, 16:30Birmingham, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TS, UKPrepare 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.
Tue, 07 NovOxford07 Nov 2023, 09:00 GMTOxford, St Aldate's, Oxford OX1, UKTo 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.
Fri, 03 NovHigh St, Dorchester, Wallingford OX10 7HH, UK03 Nov 2023, 19:00 GMTHigh St, Dorchester, Wallingford OX10 7HH, UKA 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.
Sat, 21 OctIngatestone Hall21 Oct 2023, 16:00 – 16:05Ingatestone Hall, Hall Ln, Ingatestone CM4 9NR, UKa 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
Multiple DatesSat, 14 OctEdinburgh14 Oct 2023, 19:30 – 21:30 BSTEdinburgh, Greyfriars Pl, Greyfriars, Edinburgh EH1 2QQ, UKOur 2023 Choral Pilgrimage celebrates the legacy of one of choral music's most treasured composers, William Byrd.
Mon, 09 OctOxford09 Oct 2023, 10:00 BST – 01 Nov 2023, 10:00 GMTOxford, St Aldate's, Oxford OX1, UKThis 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.
Sun, 01 OctLondon01 Oct 2023, 09:30 – 17:00 BSTLondon, Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2DQ, UKJoin 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.
Sat, 23 SeptTugford23 Sept 2023, 12:30 BSTTugford, Tugford, Craven Arms SY7 9HS, UKWe 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.- Fri, 08 SeptWells Cathedral08 Sept 2023, 19:30 BSTWells Cathedral, Cathedral Grn, Sadler St, Wells BA5 2RR, UKOur 2023 Choral Pilgrimage celebrates the legacy of one of choral music's most treasured composers, William Byrd.
- Thu, 07 SeptExeter Cathedral07 Sept 2023, 19:30 BSTExeter Cathedral, 1 The Cloisters, Exeter EX1 1HS, UKOur 2023 Choral Pilgrimage celebrates the legacy of one of choral music's most treasured composers, William Byrd.
Sun, 20 AugIford20 Aug 2023, 14:00 BSTIford, Iford Manor, Iford, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 2BA, UKWorks 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.
Sat, 05 AugBolton Abbey05 Aug 2023, 19:30 BSTBolton Abbey, Bolton Abbey, Skipton BD23 6AL, UKJoin 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.
Sat, 05 AugTewkesbury05 Aug 2023, 15:00 BSTTewkesbury, Church Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5RZ, UKHarpsichordist 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.
Fri, 04 AugPortland, Oregon04 Aug 2023, 19:00 GMT-7 – 20 Aug 2023, 19:00 GMT-7Portland, Oregon, 375 NE Clackamas St, Portland, OR 97232, USAThree concerts, an organ recital, a choral workshop, five liturgical services, and three public lectures in celebration of Renaissance England’s greatest composer, William Byrd.
Thu, 03 AugTewkesbury Abbey03 Aug 2023, 18:00 BSTTewkesbury Abbey, Church St, Tewkesbury GL20 5RZ, UKThis 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.
Tue, 01 AugTewkesbury Abbey01 Aug 2023, 11:00 BSTTewkesbury Abbey, Church St, Tewkesbury GL20 5RZ, UKMusica 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.- Sat, 29 JulBeverley29 Jul 2023, 15:00 BSTBeverley, 38 Highgate, Beverley HU17 0DN, UKJoin 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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