Associate Producer
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As its name suggests, Byrd’s 1589 volume of songs titled Songs of Sundrie Natures varies widely in scoring, style, and mood. Byrd’s preface says that he is “desirous to delight thee with varietie, whereof (in my opinion) no Science is more plentifully adorned then Musicke,” and he offers the book as a musical compilation “to
ARTEK Early Music presents: Byrd 1589 – Songs of Sundrie Natures I Read More »
Jouyssance pays homage to two giants of the English Renaissance who died in 1623: William Byrd and Thomas Weelkes. The program will feature Byrd’s beloved Mass for Four Voices and Weelkes’ popular madrigal honoring Queen Elizabeth I, As Vesta was from Latmos Hill Descending. Plus enjoy beautiful motets and sometimes hilarious madrigals by both composers.
“Byrd and Weelkes and Quadricentennial” Read More »
Unlabeled violin with lion’s head scroll, set up with baroque bridge and tailpiece, w/ Chris English bow, Bobelock violin case, silk bag. Great for a violinist wanting to try baroque (successfully auditioned for grad school with this combo!)
Baroque violin, bow, and case Read More »
RenChorNY under Dr. Richard Porterfield returns to “Choralis Constantinus“, as in our 1959 LP, and the great Hapsburg Court work created for Maximilan I, the Brilliant six part “Virgo Prudentissima”, the Glorious five part Marian hexachord fantasy “O decus ecclesiae Virgo”, the Lyrical Song of Solomon: “Tu pulchra es”, and the Humanistic (folk-themed) “Missa
RenChorNY presents the Music of Heinrich Isaac for Church and State Read More »