Sirinu
Music for a Tudor Great House
with accompanying talk - Ilminster’s Great Foundress: Music, Faith and Legacy
The Music for a Tudor great house: Domestic music from Ingatestone – a concert of music from the Elizabethan and early Stuart periods showcasing the music of William Byrd, John Dowland, and Anthony Holborne.
Including latin music from the household books of John, 1st Baron Petre (1549-1614) and an excerpt from Byrd’s Mass for Four Voices, first heard at Ingatestone. Sirinu performs with a range of instruments played by the family, including lutes, virginals, viols and recorders, but also introduces more popular instruments like the guitar, cittern, pipe and tabor and hurdy-gurdy.
Including latin music from the household books of John, 1st Baron Petre (1549-1614) and an excerpt from Byrd’s Mass for Four Voices, first heard at Ingatestone. Sirinu performs with a range of instruments played by the family, including lutes, virginals, viols and recorders, but also introduces more popular instruments like the guitar, cittern, pipe and tabor and hurdy-gurdy.
Ilminster Literary Festival
Fri, 5 June 2026
Ilminster Arts Centre
7:30pm
£16 (students £8)
Full Event Details
The Music for a Tudor great house: Domestic music from Ingatestone – a concert of music from the Elizabethan and early Stuart periods showcasing the music of William Byrd, John Dowland, and Anthony Holborne.
Including latin music from the household books of John, 1st Baron Petre (1549-1614) and an excerpt from Byrd’s Mass for Four Voices, first heard at Ingatestone. Sirinu performs with a range of instruments played by the family, including lutes, virginals, viols and recorders, but also introduces more popular instruments like the guitar, cittern, pipe and tabor and hurdy-gurdy.
Venue Details & Map
Location
Ilminster Arts Centre
The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster, Somerset TA19 0AN
