Can Beauty Save the World?

In 1588, amid the upheaval of the Reformation and the threat of the Spanish Armada, William Byrd fought an artistic battle, writing his ‘Reasons to Sing’, arguing for music’s spiritual and physical benefits. 400 years later this subject is as urgent as ever, inspiring a conference at the University of Birmingham – and featuring this hour-long concert of Jeffrey Skidmore’s Top Ten most beautiful pieces.

Programme includes:
Byrd Ave verum
Britten A Hymn to the Virgin
Lobo Versa est in luctum
Lotti Crucifixus
Whitacre Sleep

EX CATHEDRA Choir
Jeffrey Skidmore conductor