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Harry Christophers shares a ByrdStory about his recent experiences with Byrd's 1611 songbook.

Robert Quinney is Organist of New College, Oxford. In addition to the daily direction of New College’s world-famous choir, he is also a...

Bank take a peek at Byrd's use of visual culture and consort song performance in Byrd's final songbook, Psalmes, Songs and Sonnets (1611).

Composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad's music has been described as "like a declaration of faith in the eternal verities of composition" (The...

Revd Dr Jonathan Arnold is Director of Communities and Partnerships in the Diocese of Canterbury and Honorary Research Fellow at the...

Kerry McCarthy is author of the book Byrd (OUP, 2013) A short share. This photo was taken on the bank of the River Trent in Newark, where...

or, Why do I use my paper, 'ink' and pen?

Lucy is Librarian at Lincoln College, Oxford, soprano, socialite and occasional allotment gardener. My first introduction to William Byrd...

In this video, Rob (conductor, composer, and founder of Opus 8), shares a memorable moment in a French Cathedral with Byrd a 5....

Sally Dunkley's long career as professional consort singer has run hand-in-hand with her interest in 16th-century vocal music as...

An Honorary Research Fellow of the University of Aberdeen, Richard read English at University College London 1966-69, qualified as a...

CALL FOR PAPERS Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon 15th-16th September 2022 Distinguished Professor Patricia Fumerton, Keynote...

Non-lexical vocables—your fa-la-la’s and hey-nonny-no’s—didn’t originate as nonsense filler-syllables for brightening up a song. In...

New Research in William Byrd’s Musical Culture on the 400th Anniversary of His Death Dear Colleague, We are writing to welcome abstracts...

Radio Choral is a dedicated choral online radio station, run by choral singers. Find me on two programmes, one discussing 'My Choral...

Though at the moment I am currently working on a contract as an academic, over the years I have cultivated a varied portfolio career....