One of the best international early music choirs – Cardinall’s Musick - is coming to Stondon Massey on Sunday 2 September for two concerts of music by William Byrd. It forms part of their ‘Byrd Tour’. They are directed by Andrew Carwood, whose other commitments include Director of Music at St Paul’s Cathedral, who took a prominent role in the recent Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Andrew Carwood is particularly keen to visit venues both large and small on the tour, especially those associated with William Byrd. St Peter & St Paul Church, the smallest venue, has been chosen because it is the place where Byrd is thought to have been buried in 1623. He lived his final years as a recusant Catholic in the parish. The sound of this professional choir is magnificent, clear, and moving. This is a rare opportunity to hear performers in an intimate setting as opposed to, for example, a London concert venue. It will be a memorable occasion.
Tickets for each concert – which have different programmes and begin at 3.00pm & 5.30pm – are available from the Civic Theatre Box Office in Chelmsford or by email to apsblackmore@btinternet.com . They cost £10 each.
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