Commemorating Byrd and Weelkes (2023)

Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 7:30pm
Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre
Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Ensemble Gombert
Directed by John O’Donnell

PROGRAM
William Byrd (c.1540–1623)

Sing joyfully
‘Te Deum’ from Great Service
Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623)
Hosanna to the Son of David
When David heard
William Byrd (c.1540–1623)
This day Christ was born
Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623)
Alleluia, I heard a voice
O Jonathan, woe is me
William Byrd (c.1540–1623)
‘Magnificat’ from Great Service
Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623)
Gloria in excelsis Deo (Sing my soul)

SOPRANO
Victoria Brown; Claerwen Jones; Katherine Lieschke; Kate McBride; Nina Pereira; Fiona Seers; Carol Veldhoven
ALTO
Claudia Funder; Cailin Howarth; Hamish Madden; Lesley Salvestrin-Collins; Leonie Tonkin; Emma Warburton
TENOR
Peter Campbell; Vaughan McAlley; Abhishek Purty; Michael Stephens; Tim van Nooten
BASS
Thomas Bell; Chetan Anthony Noronha; Mike Ormerod; Tom Reid; Mark Thawley; Nicholas Tolhurst