WILLIAM BYRD AND HIS LEGACY

In the 400th anniversary year of the death of renowned English Renaissance composer William Byrd, The Song Company celebrates Byrd’s own music and his legacy that continues to influence contemporary composers such as David Lang, Jeremy Cull, and Pelle Gudmunsen-Holmgreen. These composers have taken inspiration from Byrd’s unique style and expanded upon it, creating contemporary pieces that are deeply rooted in the tradition of a cappella music.

Today, Byrd’s music is celebrated for its rich harmonies, intricate polyphonic textures, and innovative musical ideas that continue to captivate audiences around the world. Noted early-music specialist Christopher Watson makes his conducting debut with The Song Company in this program of sublime beauty

ARTISTS
Susannah Lawergren, Amy Moore, Jessica O’Donoghue, Timothy Reynolds, Chris Watson, Hayden Barrington, James Fox

GUEST MUSIC DIRECTOR 
Chris Watson

PROGRAM

William Byrd
Tristitia et anxietas
Ye sacred muses
Tribue Domine

Roxanne Panufnik
Kyrie after Byrd

Gabriel Jackson
In all his works
I gaze upon you

Paul Stanhope
Longing

David Lang
I want to live

Joseph Twist
How Shall We Sing in a Strange Land

William Cornysh
Ah Robin, gentle Robin

Pelle Gudmunsen-Holmgreen
You and I and Amyas

DATES
Wollongong – St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Saturday – 7 October – 3pm
Sydney – The Crypt at St Mary’s Cathedral Sunday – 8 October – 3pm
Newcastle – Harold Lobb Concert Hall, Newcastle Conservatorium of Music Friday – 13 October – 7pm
Sydney – The Neilson, Pier 2/3 (ACO) Walsh Bay Tuesday – 17 October – 7pm
Hobart – St David’s Cathedral (Tasmanian Chamber Music Festival) Saturday – 21 October – 7pm
Melbourne – Trinity College Sunday – 22 October – 3pm