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Tallis & Byrd: Masses for Uncertain Times
2012-2013 Season |
Saturday, January 26, 2013 8:00 PM Church of St. Mary the Virgin (145 W. 46th Street) |
Early Music
Thomas Tallis: Mass for Four Voices William Byrd: Mass for Four Voices John Plummer: Missa Sine nomine – New York premiere Richard Rodney Bennett (1936-2012): A Colloquy with God – New York premiere Andrew Smith (b. 1970): Kyrie Cunctipotens genitor Deus – New York premiere Gabriel Jackson (b. 1962): Ite missa est – New York premiere Read this concert's full program notes, including texts and translations. New York Polyphony returns to Miller’s series with a performance of Tallis and Byrd’s uniquely intimate masses for four voices. Written during a time of religious turbulence in England, these settings of the traditional Latin mass text were intended for modest forces and favor a beautifully simple, straightforward style. Composed late in the 16th century, Byrd’s mass was an act of courage, written for secret use by fellow Catholics forced underground by the prevailing monarchy. The program is rounded out with a handful of brief sacred works from the 15th century to the present. Listen to William Byrd's Ave Verum Corpus from New York Polyphony's album Tudor City Listen to Thomas Tallis's Audivi Vocem from New York Polyphony's album Tudor City Related performance: New York Polyphony Open Rehearsal Monday, January 7, 5:00 p.m. |
 Photo by Joanne Bouknight |
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