“When this group performs live, it fills every cubic inch of the room with warmth and brilliance.”

The Seattle Times

“[The Byrd Ensemble], led by Markdavin Obenza, lock into ancient harmonies as one body, like a multitongued god announcing its own divine beauty.”

The Seattle Times

“…they perform centuries-old music in a pure, authentic style that brings out its universal human gorgeousness.”

The Seattle Times

“…the Byrd Ensemble is a first-rate group ideally suited to perform the music of their eponymous composer and his colleagues.”

The Boston Musical Intelligencer

“The clarity of blend between pairs (always trickier with just two on a part than any other combination) were splendid, making possible the clearest projection of the contrapuntal lines.”

The Boston Musical Intelligencer

 ”…,the Byrd Ensemble provides a beautiful balance between the parts and elegantly shaped renderings of the rhythmically flexible lines.”

 The Boston Musical Intelligencer