Byrd Takes Flight at Holy Trinity Church, Drewsteignton on Wednesday 13th September 2023

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Byrd Takes Flight

Part of the Whiddon Autumn Festival 2023

Add to my Calendar 13-09-2023 20:00 13-09-2023 22:00 36 Byrd Takes Flight Renaissance and present day coalesce in an atmospheric candlelit concert, commemorating 400 years since the death of one of England's greatest composers, William Byrd (c.1549-1623). 'Byrd Takes Flight' explores Byrd's enduring influence on composers across the centuries by placing his artistic voice into direct dialogue with four of today's brightest young composers. Each newly-commissioned work responds to a particular piece by Byrd, taking the same text and drawing musical inspiration from Byrd’s original. This concert sees the world premieres of all four new commissions, presented for the first time alongside the music that inspired them. The candlelit interior of Drewsteignton Church provides the perfect setting for this groundbreaking convergence of old and new, as voices and instruments intertwine to explore soundworlds that transcend the centuries between them. This performance will last approximately one hour without interval. Part of the Whiddon Autumn Festival 2023, alongside 12 other events. Find out more at https://www.whiddonautumnfestival.co.uk/ Holy Trinity Church, Drewsteignton DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Holy Trinity Church
Knowle Lane
Drewsteignton
Devon
EX6 6QN
England

Wednesday 13th September 2023
8:00 PM

Programme

Anna Semple – Ecce respice populus tuus (world premiere)
William Byrd – Ne irascaris Domine
Harry Baker – Vigilate (world premiere)
William Byrd – Vigilate
Derri Joseph Lewis – Rorate caeli desuper (world premiere)
William Byrd – Rorate coeli desuper
Shruthi Rajasekar – Byrd Transubstantiated (world premiere)
William Byrd – Ave verum corpus
Roderick Williams – Ave Verum Corpus Re-imagined

Performers

Corvus Consort
Music on the Edge

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Programme Note

Renaissance and present day coalesce in an atmospheric candlelit concert, commemorating 400 years since the death of one of England's greatest composers, William Byrd (c.1549-1623).

'Byrd Takes Flight' explores Byrd's enduring influence on composers across the centuries by placing his artistic voice into direct dialogue with four of today's brightest young composers. Each newly-commissioned work responds to a particular piece by Byrd, taking the same text and drawing musical inspiration from Byrd’s original. This concert sees the world premieres of all four new commissions, presented for the first time alongside the music that inspired them.

The candlelit interior of Drewsteignton Church provides the perfect setting for this groundbreaking convergence of old and new, as voices and instruments intertwine to explore soundworlds that transcend the centuries between them.

This performance will last approximately one hour without interval.

Part of the Whiddon Autumn Festival 2023, alongside 12 other events. Find out more at https://www.whiddonautumnfestival.co.uk/

Corvus Consort and Music on the Edge - Byrd Takes Flight

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