"...a fine group that has achieved an enviable standard of tuning, blend, and ensemble."
—JOHN RUTTER
"...the clear, fresh voices of the Byrd Ensemble, an American group with a strong background in Renaissance music, mean that the dissonances and their consequent resolutions...are brought into focus in a truly remarkable way"
—GRAMOPHONE
24 | 25
RENAISSANCE REVISITED
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OCT 20
THE TUDORS
NOV 30/DEC 1
A GERMAN CHRISTMAS
FEB 1
RENAISSANCE MUSIC FROM SCOTLAND & ENGLAND
APRIL 26
OUT OF THE DARKNESS
NEXT CONCERT
SCOTLAND & ENGLAND
SATURDAY, FEB 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM (Seattle)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church
4139 42nd Ave SW, Seattle, WA
SUNDAY, FEB 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM (San Francisco)
St. Mary the Virgin
2325 Union St
San Francisco, CA
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The program showcases English and Scottish Renaissance music from the Carver Choirbook, a unique 16th-century collection that is one of Scotland's only surviving sources of Renaissance polyphony. In addition to the Renaissance works are two contemporary pieces by Scottish composer James MacMillan and English composer Alexander Campkin.
24-25 CONCERT SCHEDULE
OCT 18, 2024
OCT 19, 2024
OCT 20, 2024
NOV 30, 2024
DEC 1, 2024
DEC 7, 2024
FEB 1, 2025
FEB 2, 2025
APR 26, 2025​
APR 27, 2025
RENAISSANCE MUSIC FROM SCOTLAND & ENGLAND
RENAISSANCE MUSIC FROM SCOTLAND & ENGLAND
OUT OF THE DARKNESS
Anacortes, WA (Presented by Anacortes Early Music)
Victoria, BC (Presented by Christ Church Cathedral)
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA (With the Seattle Girls Choir)
Seattle, WA
San Francisco, CA (Presented by St. Mary the Virgin)
Seattle, WA
Vashon Island, WA (Presented by Vashon Center for the Arts)