The Byrd Ensemble presents a Christmas program featuring traditional carol arrangements by British composers John Rutter, David Willcocks, Benjamin Britten, and more. Accompanying the carols is a reading of A Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas, narrated by Lin Wilson. A family-friendly event, join us this holiday season for an evening of carols and storytelling. Support our work by making a donation: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=SNFN2RJUY8QFL PROGRAM ANON: Veni, veni Emmanuel arr. WILLCOCKS: Tomorrow shall be my dancing day BRITTEN: Hymn to the Virgin HOWELLS: A Spotless Rose PRAETORIUS: Lo, how a rose e'er blooming RUTTER: There is a flower LEIGHTON: Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child HOWELLS: Here is the Little Door arr. DARKE: In the bleak midwinter Vaughan WILLIAMS: The truth from above arr. RUTTER: Wexford carol arr. WOOD: Ding dong! merrily on high GRUBER/arr. RIEDEL: Silent Night arr. PEARSALL: In dulci jubilo PRATORIUS: In dulci jubilo

Byrd Ensemble presents a program of sacred music from the Two Mexico City Choirbooks of 1717. We will perform music by composers Antonio Rodríguez Mata, Antonio de Salazar, and Manuel de Sumaya, alongside music by old world icons that had an unmistakable influence on the Mexican polyphonic style—Tomás Luis de Victoria, Alonso Lobo, and G.P. da Palestrina. Program Translations: https://d999fd7f-7e26-4f91-8977-4ceadb42648d.filesusr.com/ugd/7885b1_05b584b8f7834269aa59b76cacd6597a.pdf *Singers in this video recorded their audio and video separately. Their footage and was combined in post production so they appear on the same stage. We hope you can support the broadcast by either purchasing a virtual ticket or making a donation. Thank you for your support. Buy a virtual ticket: https://www.byrdensemble.com/newworldpolyphony Make a donation: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=SNFN2RJUY8QFL PROGRAM 04:18 PALESTRINA: Sicut lilium inter spinas 11:58 VICTORIA: Ave Regina caelorum 16:56 LOBO: Versa est in luctum 21:47 MATA: Lamentations 30:30 SUMAYA: Adjuva nos Deus 34:19 SALAZAR: O sacrum convivium a8 ENCORE: 37:45 HARRIS: Faire is the heaven *** BYRD ENSEMBLE, directed by Markdavin Obenza SOPRANO Margaret Obenza Danielle Reutter-Harrah Ruth Schauble ALTO Sarra Sharif Joshua Haberman Willimark Obenza TENOR Orrin Doyle Sam Faustine BASS David Hoffman Jared White DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY Markdavin Obenza, Scribe Records PROGRAMMING Margaret Obenza Markdavin Obenza VIDEOGRAPHERS Julia Baker Lauren Kastanas Markdavin Obenza Margaret Obenza Recorded at Trinity Parish Church, Seattle. January 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.

PORTUGUESE POLYPHONY Premieres FRI SEPT 10 at 7:00 p.m. PST By the 17th century, the transition to the Baroque style was well underway. Portuguese Renaissance composers, however, were not quick to change with the times. Rather than adopting Baroque writing techniques, they kept developing the Renaissance style and incorporated new harmonic flavors from the emerging Baroque movement, yielding some of the most exotic sounding Renaissance motets of the era. This program features Duarte Lôbo, Filipe de Magalhães, and Manuel Cardoso. Join us online for this program of music from the golden age of Portuguese polyphony, recorded and filmed at St. James Cathedral. 0:00 Introduction 04:45 MAGALHÃES: O Rex gloriae 07:15 MAGALHÃES: Missa O Soberana luz 26:48 CARDOSO: Sitivit anima mea 30:51 CARDOSO: Lamentatio 38:39 LOBO: Audivi vocem 41:16 LOBO: Magnificat secundi toni 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. You can still support the broadcast by making a donation: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=SNFN2RJUY8QFL Program Notes and Text and Translations https://d999fd7f-7e26-4f91-8977-4ceadb42648d.filesusr.com/ugd/7885b1_55ff011792224024b72b578e1a5d1e80.pdf *** BYRD ENSEMBLE, directed by Markdavin Obenza SOPRANO Ruth Schauble Margaret Obenza Christina Siemens Jane Long ALTO Sarra Sharif-Doyle Joshua Haberman Willimark Obenza Erin Calata TENOR Orrin Doyle Sam Faustine Jacob Buys Tim Blok BASS Kevin Wyatt-Stone Doug Fullington Ben Merrill DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY Markdavin Obenza, Scribe Records PROGRAMMING Markdavin Obenza Doug Fullington VIDEOGRAPHERS Willimark Obenza, Willi Pixel Lauren Kastanas Markdavin Obenza Recorded at St. James Cathedral, Seattle. August 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.

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. Support us by making a donation: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=SNFN2RJUY8QFL 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.