Details

Blackburn Cathedral
Cathedral Close
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 5AA
England

Saturday 4th November 2023
7:30 PM

Programme

William Byrd – Laudibus in Sanctis
Thomas Weelkes – O mortal man
Thomas Weelkes – Hosanna to the Son of David
Thomas Weelkes – When David Heard that Absalon was slain
Thomas Weelkes – Alleluia I heard a voice
William Cornysh – Ave Maria Mater Dei
William Cornysh – Woefully arrayed
William Cornysh – Ah Robin
William Byrd – Senex puerum portabat
William Byrd – Praise our Lord all ye gentiles
William Byrd – Sing Joyfully unto God Our Strength
William Byrd – Lullaby, My Sweet Little Baby
William Byrd – Vigilate

Performers

John Robinson – choral director

Blackburn Chamber Choir

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Programme Note

Book early for this feast of English polyphonic music, all by composers enjoying major anniversaries in 2023.

William Byrd (1539-1623), a firm favourite of Elizabeth I, will be heard at his most brilliant in Laudibus in Sanctis, and his most popular in his Lullaby.

Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623), the disinhibited Organist of Chichester Cathedral, brings not only earthiness to his sacred music, but a sense of redemption and transcendence. William Cornysh (1465-1523) is a mysterious figure. Some of his music seems much older than his dates, and there's every possibility it is by his father, also called William Cornysh.