The William Byrd Festival

The William Byrd Festival August 3-18, 2024: Festival of concerts, lectures, and liturgical services dedicated to William Byrd

Dr. William Peter Mahrt (March 9, 1939–January 1, 2025)Requiescat in Pace
01/06/2025

Dr. William Peter Mahrt (March 9, 1939–January 1, 2025)
Requiescat in Pace

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11/21/2024

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Email from Cantores in Ecclesia Winter Wonderland tickets on sale! The Feast of St. Cecilia Friday, November 22, 7pm Please join us tomorrow evening at Holy Rosary Catholic Church for a special mass i

10/31/2024

Email from Cantores in Ecclesia Winter Wonderland tickets now on sale!   All Saints & All Souls at Holy Rosary Catholic Church The Feast of All Saints 7 PM Friday, November 1 Dominican Rite Solemn Hig

THANK YOU to all who attended our final concert of the 25th William Byrd Festival!! We hope you loved the program as muc...
08/19/2024

THANK YOU to all who attended our final concert of the 25th William Byrd Festival!! We hope you loved the program as much as we did- we are so grateful for your generosity and kind words following the concert! And a special thank you to for hosting us!

‘Ancient & Modern - A Celebration of the Music of William Byrd, Alongside British Composers of the 20th & 21st Centurie...
08/16/2024

‘Ancient & Modern - A Celebration of the Music of William Byrd, Alongside British Composers of the 20th & 21st Centuries.” The final concert is fast approaching! This Sunday, August 18, at 4pm, at St. Patrick’s in NW Portland! Pre-order your tickets at the link in our bio!! (Link will be provided in stories, as well)

Please join us for the 5:30 vigil mass at Holy Rosary! The William Byrd Festival choir will be singing Byrd’s Mass for F...
08/16/2024

Please join us for the 5:30 vigil mass at Holy Rosary! The William Byrd Festival choir will be singing Byrd’s Mass for Five Voices and organ music provided by Mark Williams. There will be a small wine and cheese reception following Mass.

LECTURE! Please join us on Saturday, August 17, 11am at Aquinas Hall at Holy Rosary Church for Dr. Kerry McCarthy’s high...
08/15/2024

LECTURE! Please join us on Saturday, August 17, 11am at Aquinas Hall at Holy Rosary Church for Dr. Kerry McCarthy’s highly anticipated lecture, ‘Tudor Singers on Tour’!! A true highlight of the festival, Dr. McCarthy delivers insight into the world and music of Byrd and more— don’t miss it!

PARKING INFO: the closest parking is lot #2 which is directly behind the church (entrance on Marshall Street, part of G...
08/11/2024

PARKING INFO: the closest parking is lot #2 which is directly behind the church (entrance on Marshall Street, part of Good Sam Hosp.) take the ticket provided and then pick up validation from the basket near the baptismal font from the Parish of St. Mark
We can’t wait to see you!

THIS MORNING! Don’t miss Dr. William Mahrt’s lecture, ‘Byrd’s Music at the Turn of the Twentieth Century’ taking place a...
08/10/2024

THIS MORNING! Don’t miss Dr. William Mahrt’s lecture, ‘Byrd’s Music at the Turn of the Twentieth Century’ taking place at 11 am in Aquinas Hall at Holy Rosary Church. The lecture series of the Byrd Festival are such a fantastic way to dive deeper into the world of music and we are grateful to our scholars for sharing their immense knowledge!

Please join us this Sunday morning, 11am at Holy Rosary for a Dominican Rite Mass featuring Byrd’s Mass for Four Voices!...
08/09/2024

Please join us this Sunday morning, 11am at Holy Rosary for a Dominican Rite Mass featuring Byrd’s Mass for Four Voices!

Be sure to join us on Sunday, 5 pm at the Parish of St. Mark for Evensong. We’re looking forward to this beautiful tradi...
08/09/2024

Be sure to join us on Sunday, 5 pm at the Parish of St. Mark for Evensong. We’re looking forward to this beautiful tradition featuring Byrd’s Great Service and pieces by William Harris and William Walton!

Don’t miss it! This Saturday, 4pm at St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church- directed by Dr. Ross Duffin and sung by ...
08/08/2024

Don’t miss it! This Saturday, 4pm at St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church- directed by Dr. Ross Duffin and sung by the William Byrd Festival Consort - ‘Philip Sydney & William Byrd - Enchanting Arcadia’

Thank you to all who attended last night’s harpsichord recital given by Eugene Petrushansky! What a lovely evening! ...
08/08/2024

Thank you to all who attended last night’s harpsichord recital given by Eugene Petrushansky! What a lovely evening!

Happy Birthday to festival director .blake !! We hope you have an amazing day and are so grateful for all you do for us!...
08/07/2024

Happy Birthday to festival director .blake !! We hope you have an amazing day and are so grateful for all you do for us! Be sure to wish him a ‘happy birthday’ at tonight’s harpsichord recital! (Details in pinned post! Don’t miss it!

First Byrd rehearsal in the books! Happy birthday (yesterday) to the artistic director of the William Byrd Festival! ...
08/06/2024

First Byrd rehearsal in the books! Happy birthday (yesterday) to the artistic director of the William Byrd Festival!

‘None Suche Shall Rise - William Byrd and His Legacy in English Keyboard’ given by Eugene Petrushansky co-sponsored by W...
08/05/2024

‘None Suche Shall Rise - William Byrd and His Legacy in English Keyboard’ given by Eugene Petrushansky co-sponsored by Western Keyboard Association. Wednesday, August 7, 7pm, St. Michael & All Angels - don’t miss it!

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We’re back! We had a lovely rest following the William Byrd Festival and were ready to get back to work! Stay tuned for dates when we’ll be singing and for information around our annual Winter Wonderland fundraiser!! #pdxclassical #choral #pdx #sacredmusic #choralmusic #choralsinging

Artistic Director, Mark Williams, playing the organ for the Feast of the Assumption today at Holy Rosary. Don’t miss him provide organ music for this Saturday night’s vigil mass at 5:30pm, and hear The William Byrd Festival choir sing Byrd’s Mass for Five Voices #williambyrdfestival #bach #organ #fugue #pdx #pdxclassical #choral #choralmusic

Thanks to all who came out for the second weekend of the William Byrd Festival!! We loved seeing you at at the lecture, luncheons, recital and services! Next weekend is the FINAL weekend of the festival! Purchase your tickets early by clicking the link in our bio! #williambyrdfestival #choral #choralmusic #sacredmusic #pdxclassical #pdx

A great first weekend of the 25th William Byrd Festival! Thank you to everyone who came out for the donor dinner, opening concert, mass, and Compline! We love seeing everyone and are looking forward to seeing you again on Wednesday evening for a keyboard recital at St. Michael & All Angels! See our pinned post for all the details of events happening in the next two weeks! #williambyrdfestival #choral #sacredmusic #organ #pdxclassical #pdx

THANK YOU to everyone who attended the 24th Annual William Byrd Festival! We are so grateful for all the love and support we received from everyone- we hope you loved the music as much as we did! We can’t wait to see you next year for the 25th (!!!) William Byrd Festival! #thewilliambyrdfestival #sacredmusic #music

Artistic director, Mark Williams, playing for this morning’s mass- please check out our pinned post to see the event schedule and don’t miss Mark’s recital on august 13! #organmusic #williambyrd #williambyrdfestival #sacredmusic #sacredmusicfest #renaissance #polyphony

We are looking forward to launching our 24th Annual William Byrd Festival tonight with our Opening Concert: ‘Byrd Gradualia - An illustrated recital with Kerry McCarthy’ at 7:30 pm at St. Patrick’s Church, followed by a courtyard reception! Here’s a rehearsal snippet from Byrd’s O Magnum mysterium.

Doing a practice round of the cakewalk for Byrd at the Belle! What beautiful weather and music- please join us on May 7! Ticket link in bio! #sacredmusic #williambyrd #sacredpolyphony #madrigals #sacredmusic #williambyrdfestival

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