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Performance Time: 105 minutes
Ticket Prices: Free
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2023 marks the 400th anniversary of the death of one of the greatest composers of the Renaissance. William Byrd was widely admired in his own time both at home and abroad and the influence he had on future generations was immense. Despite living through incredibly turbulent times and fearing for his own safety, his music is full of life, emotion and vitality.
Our 2023 Choral Pilgrimage will explore some of his most moving works and introduce audiences to the music of his influences and colleagues, bringing his legacy firmly into the modern day with the world premiere of two specially commissioned works by Dobrinka Tabakova.
Arise Lord into thy rest
O doux regard
Ne irascaris / Civitas sancti tui
O suavitas et dulcedo
Arise Lord into thy rest (new commission)
Tristitia et anxietas
Tristitia et anxietas
Turn our captivity
Ego flos campi
Turn our captivity (new commission)
Super flumina Babylonis
Quomodo cantabimus?
Vigilate
Cathedral Close Blackburn BB1 5AA
Blackburn Cathedral in Lancashire is one of England's newest Cathedrals with a rich history & heritage of worship, music at the heart of the community.
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