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Arise Lord Into Thy Rest

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Performance Time: 105 minutes

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Our 2023 Choral Pilgrimage celebrates the legacy of one of choral music's most treasured composers.

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.

The Choral Pilgrimage 2023: A Watchful Gaze

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PROGRAMME

  • Byrd

    Arise Lord into thy rest
  • van Wilder

    O doux regard
  • Byrd

    Ne irascaris / Civitas sancti tui
  • de Monte

    O suavitas et dulcedo
  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Arise Lord into thy rest (new commission)
  • Clemens Non Papa

    Tristitia et anxietas
  • Byrd

    Tristitia et anxietas
  • Byrd

    Turn our captivity
  • Clemens Non Papa

    Ego flos campi
  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Turn our captivity (new commission)
  • de Monte

    Super flumina Babylonis
  • Byrd

    Quomodo cantabimus?
  • Byrd

    Vigilate

PERFORMERS

  • The Sixteen
  • Harry Christophers conductor

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A Watchful Gaze

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Featuring all of the music from the Choral Pilgrimage 2023,this new recording celebrates William Byrd - his influences, his colleagues and his pervading faith.

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Behind the Scenes of The Choral Pilgrimage

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Meet The Sixteen

Alexandra Kidgell

Soprano

Alexandra Kidgell
Ben Davies
Charlotte Mobbs
Daniel Collins
Eamonn Dougan
Edward McMullan
Emilia Morton
George Pooley
Jeremy Budd
Julie Cooper
Katy Hill
Kim Porter
Kirsty Hopkins
Mark Dobell
Rob Macdonald
Stuart Young
Tim Jones

Meet The Sixteen

Alexandra Kidgell

Soprano

Venue details

Blackburn Cathedral

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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