Name: Secret Byrd
Start: 2023-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
Location: St Mary's Parish Church

Admin

Lammermuir Festival

Conductor

Bill Barclay

Others

The Gesualdo Six

Orchestra

Concert Theatre Works

Secret Byrd

Haddington

United Kingdom

St Mary's Parish Church

Secret Byrd: Mass for Five Voices Byrd

Public

Private

Mass for Five Voices

Jnanakumar P

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Stage director

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Countertenor

Singer

Baritone

Bass

Mezzo-soprano

Contralto

Soprano

Bass-baritone

Tenor

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Hear Byrd’s Mass for 5 Voices as he intended: sung for worship in strictest secrecy in an extraordinary theatrical concert to celebrate the 400th anniversary of one of England’s finest composers. During the Reformation, Byrd was a recusant Catholic writing masses to be sung in secret by worshippers in private homes with smuggled priests, hidden Catholic artifacts and the constant danger of discovery and arrest. Byrd’s courage in expressing his faith through art is a continuing inspiration, when three quarters of the world’s population still suffer from religious intolerance.

The Gesualdo Six collaborate with viol consort Fretwork for the first time in an immersive performance by candlelight, created and directed by Bill Barclay and produced by Concert Theatre Works using imaginative production techniques to bring music to life. Soup and bread are passed to foster a sense of ritual and inclusivity. The audience roves freely among the costumed artists feeling the original hand-made part-books, all illuminated by candlelight. Help us celebrate Byrd’s activism by entering a living museum – a concert experience like never before.

English

Secret Byrd by Byrd, From (2023/2023), Conductor Bill Barclay, St Mary's Parish Church, Haddington, United Kingdom

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Ensemble

Programme, About & Synopsis

Photos

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

Venues