The Gesualdo Six
Secret Byrd
With Fretwork | Directed by Bill Barclay | Produced by Concert Theatre Works
Secret Byrd comes to Liverpool for the first time, filling the sumptuous setting of Lutyens Crypt in a unique theatrical concert that is a one-of-its-kind experience.
Secret Byrd has sold-out over 20 cities between the US and UK - please get your tickets now.
Featuring Fretwork, the finest viol consort in the world. Created and directed by Bill Barclay, and produced by Concert Theatre Works.
All music by William Byrd.
Mon, 21 October 2024—Thu, 24 October 2024- ➕0 performances
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The hit international tour, Secret Byrd, celebrates the legacy of William Byrd, one of England’s finest composers, and a recusant Catholic composing under heinous threats to his life. In this immersive concert by candlelight, the incredible early music phenoms, The Gesualdo Six, invite you to a secret mass that puts you in direct touch with a deeply resonant moment in our history, and one of the most dangerous night outs imaginable.
Secret Byrd comes to Liverpool for the first time, filling the sumptuous setting of Lutyens Crypt in a unique theatrical concert that is a one-of-its-kind experience.
Secret Byrd has sold-out over 20 cities between the US and UK - please get your tickets now.
Featuring Fretwork, the finest viol consort in the world. Created and directed by Bill Barclay, and produced by Concert Theatre Works.
All music by William Byrd.
Performances
Past
Secret Byrd
Mon, 21 October 2024
Lutyens Crypt, Liverpool
6:00pm
£20 - £45
Secret Byrd
Mon, 21 October 2024
Lutyens Crypt, Liverpool
9:00pm
£20 - £45
Secret Byrd
Tue, 22 October 2024
Picture Gallery, Temple Newsam House, Leeds
6:30pm
£15-35
Secret Byrd
Tue, 22 October 2024
Picture Gallery, Temple Newsam House, Leeds
9:00pm
£15-35
Secret Byrd
Thu, 24 October 2024
Canterbury Cathedral Eastern Crypt
6:30pm
£36
Secret Byrd
Thu, 24 October 2024
Canterbury Cathedral Eastern Crypt
8:45pm
£36
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