William Byrd at Lincoln:A Symposium Commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the Composer’s Death
3-4 July 2023, Lincoln Cathedral 2023 marks the 400th anniversary of the death of William Byrd. Lincoln Cathedral was Byrd’s first known...
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- Feb 16
- 3 min
Richard Rastall's Getting to know you
Dr Richard Rastall is Emeritus Professor of Historical Musicology at the University of Leeds.
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- Feb 6
- 5 min
Robert Quinney's Byrd Great, Part II of II
Robert Quinney is Organist of New College, Oxford.
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- Feb 1
- 1 min
Byrd-a-Thon for Mary Mags
A collaborative complete sight-read performance of the Latin choral works of William Byrd to raise money for the Mags music fund.
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- Jan 11
- 3 min
Earl of Oxford: A Goodly Manor For A Song
This ByrdStory comes from someone with an unusually close historical and musical connection to the composer. The description for...
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- Jan 6
- 1 min
Graphical Scores by Musanim
We are delighted to share some visualisations of Byrd's music by Stephen Malinowski (with additional scores forthcoming as a part of our...
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- Jan 6
- 1 min
Gesualdo Six & Secret Byrd
Witness this extraordinary theatrical concert, which celebrates the 400 year legacy of William Byrd, one of England’s finest composers....
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- Jan 5
- 2 min
James MacMillan's Lament for Will
Sir James MacMillan is one of today’s most successful composers and performs internationally as a conductor. His musical language is...
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- Dec 4, 2022
- 1 min
Danny & Thomas are excited for Rorate Caeli
Cousin choristers Danny & Thomas chat with infectious enthusiasm about their favourite piece of Byrd: the Advent introit Rorate caeli.
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- Nov 25, 2022
- 5 min
Patrick Dunachie goes time travelling with Will and Tom (and Tim)
Patrick Dunachie is a countertenor in The King's Singers.
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- Nov 22, 2022
- 2 min
Westminster Cathedral Choir launch year-long celebration of 400th anniversary of William Byrd
To celebrate the 400th anniversary of the death of William Byrd, Westminster Cathedral Choir will perform the entirety of his Gradualia,...
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- Nov 18, 2022
- 1 min
Roderick Williams: Holding Hands with Composers Past
In this charming video, Roddy gives us a peek into his lifelong relationship with Byrd's music, starting with his boyhood as a chorister.
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- Oct 31, 2022
- 4 min
Harry Christophers Breaks the Spine
Harry Christophers shares a ByrdStory about his recent experiences with Byrd's 1611 songbook.
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- Oct 9, 2022
- 6 min
Robert Quinney's Ut re mi fa sol la, Part I of II
Robert Quinney is Organist of New College, Oxford. In addition to the daily direction of New College’s world-famous choir, he is also a...
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- Oct 7, 2022
- 3 min
The Sixteen, Byrd 1611 & Whitney's Emblems
Bank take a peek at Byrd's use of visual culture and consort song performance in Byrd's final songbook, Psalmes, Songs and Sonnets (1611).
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- Oct 3, 2022
- 3 min
Cheryl Frances-Hoad's Your Servant, Elizabeth
Composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad's music has been described as "like a declaration of faith in the eternal verities of composition" (The...
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- Aug 5, 2022
- 2 min
Jonathan Arnold's Infelix Ego
Revd Dr Jonathan Arnold is Director of Communities and Partnerships in the Diocese of Canterbury and Honorary Research Fellow at the...
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- Jul 26, 2022
- 1 min
Kerry McCarthy's "No Fishing From This Bank"
Kerry McCarthy is author of the book Byrd (OUP, 2013) A short share. This photo was taken on the bank of the River Trent in Newark, where...
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- Jun 7, 2022
- 1 min
Lucy Matheson's Music Homework
Lucy is Librarian at Lincoln College, Oxford, soprano, socialite and occasional allotment gardener. My first introduction to William Byrd...
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