ByrdStories

Friederike Chylek's Keybyrd musick

Harpsichordist Friederike Chylek's specialism is English keyboard music of the 16th and 17th centuries. Her three solo recordings, Time...

Feb 19, 20243 min read

Ross Duffin's Family Ties

Ross W. Duffin is Distinguished University Professor Emeritus and Fynette H. Kulas Professor of Music Emeritus at Case Western Reserve...

Oct 17, 20232 min read

Richard Rastall's Getting to know you

Dr Richard Rastall is Emeritus Professor of Historical Musicology at the University of Leeds.

Feb 16, 20233 min read

Earl of Oxford: A Goodly Manor For A Song

This ByrdStory comes from someone with an unusually close historical and musical connection to the composer. The description for...

Jan 11, 20233 min read

James MacMillan's Lament for Will

Sir James MacMillan is one of today’s most successful composers and performs internationally as a conductor. His musical language is...

Jan 5, 20232 min read

Danny & Thomas are excited for Rorate Caeli

Cousin choristers Danny & Thomas chat with infectious enthusiasm about their favourite piece of Byrd: the Advent introit Rorate caeli.

Dec 4, 20221 min read

Patrick Dunachie goes time travelling with Will and Tom (and Tim)

Patrick Dunachie is a countertenor in The King's Singers.

Nov 25, 20225 min read

Roderick Williams: Holding Hands with Composers Past

In this charming video, Roddy gives us a peek into his lifelong relationship with Byrd's music, starting with his boyhood as a chorister.

Nov 18, 20221 min read

Harry Christophers Breaks the Spine

Harry Christophers shares a ByrdStory about his recent experiences with Byrd's 1611 songbook.

Oct 31, 20224 min read

Jonathan Arnold's Infelix Ego

Revd Dr Jonathan Arnold is Director of Communities and Partnerships in the Diocese of Canterbury and Honorary Research Fellow at the...

Aug 5, 20222 min read

Kerry McCarthy's "No Fishing From This Bank"

Kerry McCarthy is author of the book Byrd (OUP, 2013) A short share. This photo was taken on the bank of the River Trent in Newark, where...

Jul 26, 20221 min read

Sebastian B. Pin's Byrd Tattoo

or, Why do I use my paper, 'ink' and pen?

Jun 7, 20221 min read

Lucy Matheson's Music Homework

Lucy is Librarian at Lincoln College, Oxford, soprano, socialite and occasional allotment gardener. My first introduction to William Byrd...

Jun 7, 20221 min read

Sally Dunkley's Early Byrd Discoveries

Sally Dunkley's long career as professional consort singer has run hand-in-hand with her interest in 16th-century vocal music as...

Apr 11, 20222 min read

Richard Turbet's Byrd, Incidentally

An Honorary Research Fellow of the University of Aberdeen, Richard read English at University College London 1966-69, qualified as a...

Apr 11, 20226 min read

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