The William Byrd Festival: Pillars of the Renaissance
The Byrd Festival celebrates the golden age of English church music. Join Cantores in Ecclesia for the 27th Annual William Byrd Festival, Pillars of the Renaissance. This year’s festival celebrates four towering figures of the Renaissance period — William Byrd, Orlando di Lasso, Giovanni da Palestrina, and Tomás Luis de Victoria — each with a distinctive voice and together representing the ‘golden age’ of European choral music. Learn more at cantoresinecclesia.org/william-byrd-festival and view the full schedule below.
Friday, July 31, 7:15 PM
ORGAN RECITAL & COMPLINE
A recital given by Mark Williams will precede the singing of the Office of Compline at 8 PM, featuring the music of Byrd sung by Cantores in Ecclesia, Blake Applegate, Director, at Holy Rosary Church.
Saturday, August 1, 3 PM
CHAMBER CONCERT
‘Ave Maria – Music in Honor of the Virgin Mary’, performed by the Byrd Festival Consort, Blake Applegate, Director, at Holy Rosary Church Aquinas Hall.
Sunday, August 2, 11 AM
DOMINICAN RITE MASS for the Feast of St. Dominic featuring Byrd’s Mass for Three Voices sung by Cantores in Ecclesia, Blake Applegate, Director, at Holy Rosary Church.
Saturday, August 8, 2 PM
PUBLIC LECTURE
‘The Tudor Singer’s Survival Kit’, given by Dr. Kerry McCarthy at Holy Rosary Church Aquinas Hall.
Saturday, August 8, 3 PM
CHAMBER CONCERT
‘Sacred Songs of Love and Sorrow’, performed by the Byrd Festival Consort at Holy Rosary Church Aquinas Hall.
Sunday, August 9, 11 AM
DOMINICAN RITE MASS for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost featuring Byrd’s Mass for Four Voices sung by Cantores in Ecclesia, Blake Applegate, Director, at Holy Rosary Church.
Sunday, August 9, 4:30 PM
CHORAL EVENSONG for the Tenth Sunday after Trinity featuring the Great Service by Byrd, sung by Cantores in Ecclesia, Mark Williams, Director, at The Parish of St. Mark.
Saturday, August 15, Noon
DOMINICAN RITE MASS for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, featuring music from Byrd’s Gradualia (1605), sung by the Byrd Festival Consort, Blake Applegate, Director, at Holy Rosary Church.
Saturday, August 15, 5:30 PM
SOLEMN HIGH MASS (1970 Missal) for the Vigil of the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, featuring Byrd’s Mass for Five Voices sung by Cantores in Ecclesia, Blake Applegate, Director, at Holy Rosary Church.
Sunday, August 16, 4 PM
FINAL CONCERT
‘Sound the Trumpet – Music for the Church Year’, performed by Cantores in Ecclesia, Mark Williams, Director, at The Church of St. Patrick. Reception to follow.
FESTIVAL LOCATIONS all in Portland, Oregon
Holy Rosary Church, 375 NE Clackamas Street
Aquinas Hall, 340 NE Clackamas Street
The Parish of St. Mark, 1025 NW 21st Avenue
The Church of St. Patrick
