"...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
A GERMAN CHRISTMAS
SATURDAY, NOV 30, 2024 at 7:30 PM
SUNDAY, DEC 1, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Trinity Parish Church - 609 8th Ave, Seattle, WA
The Byrd Ensemble and Brass present a program of festive Christmas music from Germany to usher in the holiday season. Two settings of In dulci jubilo by J.S. Bach and Michael Praetorius bookend the program of primarily baroque Christmas music. The program includes Bach’s motet Komm Jesu komm and Franz Biebl’s Ave Maria.
REGISTRATION OPEN
BYRD INTERNATIONAL RENAISSANCE COURSE 2025
ÁVILA, SPAIN | JULY 7-14, 2025
VICTORIA AND THE SPANISH RENAISSANCE
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We are pleased to announce that our Renaissance course 2025 will be held in Ávila, Spain, July 7-14, 2025. The course will explore Renaissance polyphony by Spanish composers, including Tomás Luis de Victoria, Alonso Lobo, Francisco Guerrero, and Cristóbal de Morales.
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)