mong the worst-kept secrets in Elizabethan England was the Catholic faith of William Byrd, a composer of the Chapel Royal. Later in life, Byrd withdrew to the countryside, where Baron John Petre offered him personal friendship and support for making music in secret. This program imagines a clandestine celebration of Advent and Christmas among a circle of Catholic companions.
Elizabeth Sommers – violin, voice
Elizabeth Rumsey – viol
Simon MacHale – voice
Katharine Hawnt – voice
Rui Stähelin – lute, voice
Grace Newcombe – voice, organ; direction
Free entry – collection
Sat Stadtkirche Liestal
Sun Barfüsserkirche, HMB
Sat Kirche Reigoldswil
Sun Barfüsserkirche, HMB
Sat Klosterkirche Dornach
Sun Barfüsserkirche Basel
Sa Nydeggkirche, Bern
Su Barfüsserkirche, Historisches Museum Basel
Kirche Reigoldswil &
Barfüsserkirche Basel
Martinskirche
Basel
