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MUSICON: Fretwork - William Byrd and his Contemporaries

  • Elvet Methodist Church 8 Old Elvet Durham, England, DH1 3HL United Kingdom (map)

William Byrd: Fantasies and In nomines; Five-part Pavan; Browning; Prelude and Ground

Robert Parsons: Ave Maria; De la Court; Ut Re Mi; In nomines

Thomas Tallis: Third Psalm Tune

Robert White: In nominee

One of the world’s great chamber ensembles, the viol consort Fretwork makes a welcome return to MUSICON with its acclaimed programme of music by the English Renaissance composer William Byrd, the 400th anniversary of whose death falls this year. Fretwork’s engaging presentation brings to life Byrd’s mellifluous and deeply expressive music, alongside music by his friends and contemporaries Parsons, Tallis and White.

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