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Friederike Chylek's Keybyrd musick
Harpsichordist Friederike Chylek's specialism is English keyboard music of the 16th and 17th centuries. Her three solo recordings, Time...

Katie Bank
Feb 19, 20243 min read
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Ross Duffin's Family Ties
Ross W. Duffin is Distinguished University Professor Emeritus and Fynette H. Kulas Professor of Music Emeritus at Case Western Reserve...

Katie Bank
Oct 17, 20232 min read
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Richard Rastall's Getting to know you
Dr Richard Rastall is Emeritus Professor of Historical Musicology at the University of Leeds.

Katie Bank
Feb 16, 20233 min read
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Earl of Oxford: A Goodly Manor For A Song
This ByrdStory comes from someone with an unusually close historical and musical connection to the composer. The description for...

Katie Bank
Jan 11, 20233 min read
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James MacMillan's Lament for Will
Sir James MacMillan is one of today’s most successful composers and performs internationally as a conductor. His musical language is...

Katie Bank
Jan 5, 20232 min read
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Danny & Thomas are excited for Rorate Caeli
Cousin choristers Danny & Thomas chat with infectious enthusiasm about their favourite piece of Byrd: the Advent introit Rorate caeli.

Katie Bank
Dec 4, 20221 min read
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Patrick Dunachie goes time travelling with Will and Tom (and Tim)
Patrick Dunachie is a countertenor in The King's Singers.

Katie Bank
Nov 25, 20225 min read
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Roderick Williams: Holding Hands with Composers Past
In this charming video, Roddy gives us a peek into his lifelong relationship with Byrd's music, starting with his boyhood as a chorister.

Katie Bank
Nov 18, 20221 min read
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Harry Christophers Breaks the Spine
Harry Christophers shares a ByrdStory about his recent experiences with Byrd's 1611 songbook.

Katie Bank
Oct 31, 20224 min read
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Jonathan Arnold's Infelix Ego
Revd Dr Jonathan Arnold is Director of Communities and Partnerships in the Diocese of Canterbury and Honorary Research Fellow at the...

Katie Bank
Aug 5, 20222 min read
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Kerry McCarthy's "No Fishing From This Bank"
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...

Katie Bank
Jul 26, 20221 min read
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Sebastian B. Pin's Byrd Tattoo
or, Why do I use my paper, 'ink' and pen?

Katie Bank
Jun 7, 20221 min read
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Lucy Matheson's Music Homework
Lucy is Librarian at Lincoln College, Oxford, soprano, socialite and occasional allotment gardener. My first introduction to William Byrd...

Katie Bank
Jun 7, 20221 min read
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Sally Dunkley's Early Byrd Discoveries
Sally Dunkley's long career as professional consort singer has run hand-in-hand with her interest in 16th-century vocal music as...

Katie Bank
Apr 11, 20222 min read
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Richard Turbet's Byrd, Incidentally
An Honorary Research Fellow of the University of Aberdeen, Richard read English at University College London 1966-69, qualified as a...

Katie Bank
Apr 11, 20226 min read
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