William Byrd – Singing in Secret

All by William Byrd

Adorna thalamum tuum
Senex puerum
Ad Dominum cum tribularer
Civibat eos (Introit)
Mass for Four voices, Kyrie & Gloria
Oculi omnium (Gradual)
Mass for Four voices, Credo
Sacerdotes Domini (Offertory)
Mass for Four voices, Sanctus & Benedictus
Ave verum corpus
Mass for Four voices, Agnus Dei
Quotiescunque manducabitis (Communion)
Salve regina (1605)

Marian Consort
Rory McCleery, director

William Byrd, arguably the greatest of English Renaissance composers lived and worked as a Catholic in England at a time when to do so meant constantly courting danger. Despite this, Byrd wrote a huge amount of music for the Catholic liturgy and this programme is woven around his unforgettable 4-part mass.

The Marian Consort are one of todays most renowned choral ensembles and ideal for this repertoire.