Gradualia - Byrd Motets

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When:

Sat 13 Feb ’10, 8:00pm–9:30pm

Where: Sacred Heart Cathedral, 24 Hill St, Thorndon, Wellington Show map

Restrictions: All Ages

Ticket Information:

Adult: $28.00
Concession: $18.00
Booking fees may apply

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Byrd’s Gradualia appeared in two volumes in 1605 and 1607, and comprise two cycles of 109 motets for the church year. This monumental undertaking took place at a time when English Catholics were forbidden to practice their religion in public; these motets were then intended for clandestine use. The Tudor Consort explores this icon of Renaissance music, presenting selected motets in the intimate one-voice-per-part context for which they were intended.