Programme

William Byrd – Arise Lord into thy rest
Philip van Wilder – O doux regard
William Byrd – Ne irascaris / Civitas sancti tui
Philippe de Monte – O suavitas et dulcedo
Dobrinka Tabakova – Arise Lord into thy rest (new commission)
Jacobus Clemens Non Papa – Tristitia et anxietas
William Byrd – Tristitia et anxietas
William Byrd – Turn our captivity
Jacobus Clemens Non Papa – Ego flos campi
Dobrinka Tabakova – Turn our captivity (new commission)
Philippe de Monte – Super flumina Babylonis
William Byrd – Quomodo cantabimus?
William Byrd – Vigilate

Performers

The Sixteen
Harry Christophers Director

Harry Christophers’s superb chamber choir The Sixteen has never just specialised in early music – its combination of impeccable artistry and profound insight has something to say across the entire choral repertoire. Their 2023 Choral Pilgrimage focuses on the music of William Byrd in his 400^th anniversary year, but The Sixteen never takes the obvious route, even with the most sublime music. Their programme explores Byrd’s “influences, his colleagues and his pervading faith”, from the music of Byrd’s revered contemporary Clemens non Papa to a pair of brand new homages to Byrd, specially commissioned for the Pilgrimage by Dobrinka Tabakova.