ByrdStories

Oct 21, 20233 min read

Nicholas Mulroy: The Fifth Element/Seeing Like a Child

Born in Liverpool, tenor Nicholas Mulroy was a chorister at the city’s Metropolitan Cathedral before studying Modern Languages at...

Oct 17, 20232 min read

Ross Duffin's Family Ties

Ross W. Duffin is Distinguished University Professor Emeritus and Fynette H. Kulas Professor of Music Emeritus at Case Western Reserve...

Oct 13, 20232 min read

Roxanna Panufnik: Byrd-inspired

Roxanna Panifnik b.1968 ARAM, GRSM(hons), LRAM studied composition at the Royal Academy of Music and, since then, has written a wide...

Feb 6, 20235 min read

Robert Quinney's Byrd Great, Part II of II

Robert Quinney is Organist of New College, Oxford.

Jan 5, 20232 min read

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...

Dec 4, 20221 min read

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.

Nov 25, 20225 min read

Patrick Dunachie goes time travelling with Will and Tom (and Tim)

Patrick Dunachie is a countertenor in The King's Singers.

Nov 18, 20221 min read

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.

Oct 31, 20224 min read

Harry Christophers Breaks the Spine

Harry Christophers shares a ByrdStory about his recent experiences with Byrd's 1611 songbook.

Oct 9, 20226 min read

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...

Oct 3, 20223 min read

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...

Aug 5, 20222 min read

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...

Apr 11, 20222 min read

Sally Dunkley's Early Byrd Discoveries

Sally Dunkley's long career as professional consort singer has run hand-in-hand with her interest in 16th-century vocal music as...

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