The Lyons Mouth
Everything has its own time. Except for the music of William Byrd: a man for all seasons! The Lyons Mouth follows him through the liturgical year, from Advent to Advent, through feast days, Lent, and everything in between. Latin motets such as the poignant Vide Domine – written in a time of religious friction – form the core, while English madrigals and motets complement Byrd's image. A kaleidoscope of genres, atmospheres, and languages, carried by five young voices that fill the year with song.
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Programme
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William Byrd
Praise Our Lord, All Ye Gentiles
Advent: Laetentur Caeli
Christmas: This Day Christ Was Born
Holy Innocents: Haec Dicit Dominusc1540-1623 -
Laurie Lee
Reading: Twelfth Night
1914-1997 -
William Byrd
Epiphany: Surge Illuminare
Ordinary Time: Domine, Salva Nos
Ash Wednesday: Emendemus In Melius -
Edwin Muir
Reading: The Annunciation
1887-1959 -
William Byrd
Lent: Vide Domine
Easter: In Resurrectione Tua -
Thomas Nashe
Reading: Spring, the sweet spring
1567-c1601 -
William Byrd
Ascension: Viri Galilæi
Pentecost: Non Vos Relinquam Orphanos
Corpus Christi: O Salutaris Hostia -
Anonymous
Poem: The Assumption
middle ages -
William Byrd
All Saints: Justorum Animae
Advent: Vigilate
Programme subject to change
Musicians
- Elspeth Piggott, Ailsa Campbell soprano
- Elena Stamp mezzosoprano
- James Botcher, Jacob Ewens tenor
- Sam Gilliatt baritone
- Stuart O’Hara, Thomas Lowen bass
