The Byrd Ensemble – Upcoming Concerts
The Full Final Sacrifice: Finzi, Howells and Stanford
Saturday, March 28, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A program featuring music by early 20th century British composers Gerald Finzi, Hubert Parry, William Walton, Herbert Howells and Charles Stanford.
$10-$20 suggested donation
Byrd Ensemble performs 'Quintessential Sheppard'
Saturday, September 26, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating John Sheppard’s 500th birthday with music by him and other Tudor masters.
$15-$25
Byrd Ensemble: Tudor Christmas
Saturday, November 28, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Missa Puer natus est nobis by Renaissance master Thomas Tallis frames this program of English carols and motets.
$13-$25
OUR LADY: Marian motets from Tudor England and the modern era
Saturday, January 23, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Cornysh – Salve Regina
Byrd – Magnificat
Cornysh – Ave Maria mater Dei
Pärt – Magnificat
Browne – Stabat Mater
Tavener – Magnificat & Nunc dimittis
Tallis – Ave rose sine spinis
Byrd – Magnificat
Cornysh – Ave Maria mater Dei
Pärt – Magnificat
Browne – Stabat Mater
Tavener – Magnificat & Nunc dimittis
Tallis – Ave rose sine spinis
$15-$25
Byrd Ensemble: In the Queen's Favor
Friday, March 5, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Music from Cantiones Sacrae, an exclusive collection of sacred music by Tallis and Byrd dedicated to the Queen in thanks for music printing rights and to commemorate the 17th year of her reign.
$15-$25
The Byrd Ensemble Presents John IV: A Golden Age of Portuguese Polyphony
Friday, October 15, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring mass settings by two of the greatest Portuguese composers of the 17th century: Duarte Lobo and Manuel Cardoso.
$15-$25
Byrd Ensemble: Christmas at the Sistine Chapel
Friday, November 26, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A re-creation of Christmas mass at the Sistine Chapel in the 17th century, featuring works by composers employed by the Vatican.
$15-$25
Byrd Ensemble: Christmas at the Sistine Chapel
Saturday, November 27, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A re-creation of Christmas mass at the Sistine Chapel in the 17th century, featuring works by composers employed by the Vatican.
$15-$25
Byrd Ensemble: Flemish Music for the House of Habsburg
Friday, February 4, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Gombert – Magnificat tertii et octavi toni
Gombert – Lugebat David Absalon
Isaac – Tota pulchra es
Josquin – Gaude virgo mater
Crecquillon – Pater peccavi
arr. Senfl – Quis dabit oculis nostris
Isaac – Virgo prudentissima
Gombert – Lugebat David Absalon
Isaac – Tota pulchra es
Josquin – Gaude virgo mater
Crecquillon – Pater peccavi
arr. Senfl – Quis dabit oculis nostris
Isaac – Virgo prudentissima
$15-$25
Byrd Ensemble: Spanish Music for the House of Habsburg
Saturday, March 4, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Victoria – Requiem
Victoria – Versa est in luctum
Victoria – Magnificat primi toni
Morales – Circumdederunt me
Morales – Requiem Aeternam
Alonso Lobo – Versa est in luctum
Palestrina – Nunc dimittis
Victoria – Versa est in luctum
Victoria – Magnificat primi toni
Morales – Circumdederunt me
Morales – Requiem Aeternam
Alonso Lobo – Versa est in luctum
Palestrina – Nunc dimittis
$15-$25
Ritual: Music from Sacred Tradition
Saturday, October 28, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
An exploration of sacred music from the Eastern and Western Christian tradition.
$18-$28
Byrd Ensemble: A Classic Christmas
Saturday, November 25, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A festive Christmas program featuring traditional carol arrangements by the finest English composers.
$18-$28
Byrd Ensemble: Paradise – Death & the Afterlife
Saturday, February 3, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Showcasing the most hauntingly beautiful motets of the ages.
$18-$28
Byrd Ensemble: Evolution of Chant – A starting point
Saturday, March 17, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Tallis – Loquebantur variis linguis
Tallis – Videte miraculum
Whitacre – Sainte-Chapelle
Pärt – Magnificat
Pärt – I Am the True Vine
Pärt – Seven Magnificat Antiphons
Sheppard – Reges Tharsis
Tavener – Two Hymns to the Mother of God
Tallis – Videte miraculum
Whitacre – Sainte-Chapelle
Pärt – Magnificat
Pärt – I Am the True Vine
Pärt – Seven Magnificat Antiphons
Sheppard – Reges Tharsis
Tavener – Two Hymns to the Mother of God
$18-$28
The Byrd Ensemble: Musical Politics – Motets of Influence
Saturday, October 13, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
William Byrd – Ne irascaris Domine
Gabriel Jackson – To Morning
Thomas Tallis – Gaude gloriosa
Gregorio Allegri – Miserere
Arvo Pärt – The Woman with the Alabaster Box
William Byrd – Tribue Domine
Gabriel Jackson – To Morning
Thomas Tallis – Gaude gloriosa
Gregorio Allegri – Miserere
Arvo Pärt – The Woman with the Alabaster Box
William Byrd – Tribue Domine
$18-$28
The Byrd Ensemble: A German Christmas
Saturday, November 24, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Kick off the Christmas season with a festive program from Renaissance Germany.
$18-$28
The Byrd Ensemble: Polyphonic Fest – Renaissance Music for Special Occasions
Saturday, March 2, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
John Taverner – Missa Gloria Tibi Trinitas
John Sheppard – Libera nos, salva nos I & II
John Sheppard – Sacris solemniis
John Taverner – Quemadmodum
John Taverner – O splendor Gloriae
John Sheppard – Libera nos, salva nos I & II
John Sheppard – Sacris solemniis
John Taverner – Quemadmodum
John Taverner – O splendor Gloriae
$18-$28
Seattle Baroque Orchestra & The Byrd Ensemble: Handel's 'Messiah'
Friday, April 26, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Handel’s most famous oratorio, unparalleled in both text and music, returns to Eastertide.
$20-$45
Seattle Baroque Orchestra & The Byrd Ensemble: Handel's 'Messiah'
Saturday, April 27, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Handel’s most famous oratorio, unparalleled in both text and music, returns to Eastertide.
$20-$45
The Byrd Ensemble: Monuments of the Renaissance – Spem in alium
Saturday, October 12, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Thomas Tallis – Loquebantur variis linguis
Thomas Tallis – Lamentations of Jeremiah II
Robert Carver – O bone Jesu
Giovanni Gabrieli – Magnificat
William Byrd – Tristitia et anxietas
Alonso Lobo – Versa est in luctum
Thomas Tallis – Spem in alium
Thomas Tallis – Lamentations of Jeremiah II
Robert Carver – O bone Jesu
Giovanni Gabrieli – Magnificat
William Byrd – Tristitia et anxietas
Alonso Lobo – Versa est in luctum
Thomas Tallis – Spem in alium
$30 / $25 / $20 / $50
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