Byrd Ensemble
BIG BYRD: Music by William Byrd
This special program features our namesake, English Renaissance composer William Byrd. One of the greatest composers of the Renaissance, Byrd wrote an array of sacred and secular compositions for both public and private consumption. As a devout Catholic, Byrd had the challenge of composing for the Protestant church. Perhaps it was this inner conflict that allowed him to produce some of the most beautiful compositions of Renaissance vocal music ever written.
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00:00 Introduction
01:38 BYRD Magnificat
12:15 BYRD Nunc dimittis
17:55 About William Byrd
20:30 BYRD Quomodo cantabimus
29:11 BYRD Ne irascaris, Domine
37:08 A Catholic Byrd
40:55 BYRD Ave verum corpus
44:56 Byrd's later life
47:09 BYRD Ad Dominum cum tribularer
57:51 Thank you and Credits
A BIG thank you to those who have supported this program! Your contributions help offset lost ticket revenue and encourage us to produce more musical broadcasts while we cannot perform for you in person.
PROGRAM: Music by William Byrd (1540-1623)
Magnificat & Nunc dimittis
Quomodo cantabimus
Ne irascaris, Domine
Ave verum corpus
Ad Dominum cum tribularer
SINGERS
Soprano: Ruth Schauble, Margaret Obenza
Alto: Danielle Reuter-Harrah, Sarra Sharif Doyle, Joshua Haberman, Willimark Obenza
Tenor: Orrin Doyle, Carson Lott
Bass: Kevin Wyatt-Stone, Clayton Moser
DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY
Markdavin Obenza, Scribe Records
PROGRAMMING
Markdavin Obenza
Margaret Obenza
VIDEOGRAPHERS
Willimark Obenza, Willi Pixel
Lauren Kastanas
Markdavin Obenza
Recorded at St. James Cathedral, Seattle.
October 2021
This program is supported, in part, by a grant from the Washington State Arts Commission.
This project was supported, in part, by 4Culture/King County Lodging Tax.