The Sixteen: The Deer’s Cry
The Sixteen presents The Deer's Cry, a powerful exploration of the music of two masters of sacred music, Arvo Pärt and William Byrd.
Whilst coming from very different eras, William Byrd and Arvo Pärt are both considered masters of sacred music despite having faced considerable persecution for their work. This programme presents six of William Byrd’s works from the Cantiones Sacrae including the monumental Tribue, Domine, and the mighty eight-voice motet Ad Dominum cum tribularer. The three works by Arvo Pärt speak in his unmistakable voice, with its unique blend of ancient and modern, and include his mesmerising Nunc dimittis which is crafted in his bell-like ‘tinitinnabuli’ style.
PERFORMERS
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers conductor
PROGRAM:
Byrd Diliges Dominum
Byrd Christe qui lux es et dies
Pärt The Deer’s Cry
Byrd Emendemus in Melius
Pärt the woman with the alabaster box
Byrd Miserere mihi Domine
Byrd Ad Dominum cum tribularer
Tallis / Byrd Miserere nostri
Pärt Nunc Dimittis
Byrd Laetentur coeli
Byrd Tribue Domine