BBC Radio commemorates the 400th anniversary
of the death of William Byrd with several programmes – all of which can be
heard on BBC Sounds for at least 30 days after initial broadcast. Those which include people from Stondon
Massey are highlighted in bold.
Sunday Worship.
BBC Radio 4.
Sunday 9 July 2023.
8.10-8.45am.
BBC Radio 4 - Sunday Worship, Psalmes, Songs and Sonnets
Composer of the Week
BBC Radio 3
Monday 3 July. 12.00-1.00pm.
BBC
Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, William Byrd (1543-1623), A Man of Many Parts
Tuesday 4 July. 12.00-1.00pm.
Composer of the Week - William Byrd (1543-1623) - Lincoln - BBC Sounds
Wednesday 5 July. 11.40-12.40pm.
BBC
Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, William Byrd (1543-1623), The Chapel Royal
Thursday 6 July. 12.00-1.00pm.
BBC
Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, William Byrd (1543-1623), Recusant
Friday 7 July. 12.00-1.00pm.
BBC
Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, William Byrd (1543-1623), Stondon Massey
BBC Music Magazine, July 2023, regards this programme as
‘Choice’ listening.
BBC Radio 3 In Concert
Wednesday 12 July. 7.30-10.00pm
BBC
Radio 3 - Radio 3 in Concert, The Sixteen at York Minster
The Sixteen Choir under their director Harry Christophers
sing Byrd as part of their Choral Pilgrimage.
Choral Evensong
Wednesday 5 July. 4.00-5.00pm (repeated Sunday 9 July.
3.00-4.00pm)
BBC
Radio 3 - Choral Evensong, Lincoln Cathedral
Live from Lincoln Cathedral to mark the 400th
anniversary of the death of William Byrd.
The Early Music Show
Sunday 2 July. 2.00-3.00pm
BBC
Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, William Byrd's keyboard music
The Listening Service
Sunday 2 July. 5.00-5.30pm (repeated Friday 7 July
4.30-5.00pm)
BBC
Radio 3 - The Listening Service, Secret Music: Byrd's Masses
Tom Service explores the three mass settings of William
Byrd during dangerous times for Catholics.
Music Matters
Saturday 1 July. 11.45am-12.30pm (repeated Monday 3 July.
10.00-10.45pm)
BBC
Radio 3 - Music Matters, Four hundred years of William Byrd
Tom Service visits Lincoln Cathedral on the 400th
anniversary. The programme is available on BBC Sounds for over a year.
Record Review
Saturday 1 July. c10.30-11.15am
BBC
Radio 3 - Record Review, A survey of William Byrd with Kirsten Gibson and
Andrew McGregor
The best of Byrd on CD and to download.
Record Review Extra
Sunday 2 July. 9.00-11.00pm
BBC
Radio 3 - Record Review Extra, Kirsten Gibson's Byrd
Hannah French offers listeners the opportunity to hear in
greater length the pieces discussed in Record Review. A Byrd fest!
Sunday Feature
Sunday 9 July. 6.45-7.30pm
BBC
Radio 3 - Sunday Feature, Byrd and Beyond: Challenged by Faith
Harry Christophers, conductor of The Sixteen, examines
the powerful relationship between faith and music, both in Byrd’s time and the
present day.
Unclassified
Thursday 6 July. 11.30pm-12.30am
BBC
Radio 3 - Unclassified, Byrd Reworked
Elizabeth Alker shares original unclassifiable sonic
creations made especially for the programme, as three contemporary composers
offer new takes on the music of William Byrd to mark four hundred years since
the Renaissance man’s death.
Programmes broadcast but still available.
The Early Music Show
First broadcast Sunday 1 January 2023
BBC
Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, Happy New Year with Stile Antico and William
Byrd
The Essay
First broadcast Tuesday 1 March 2016
BBC
Radio 3 - The Essay, Music in Its Time, Music in Its Time - Byrd: Mass for Four
Voices
Front Row
First broadcast Monday 5 March 2012
BBC
Radio 4 - Front Row, Andrew Stanton; William Byrd; sports documentaries
Andrew
Carwood and his early music choir The Cardinall's Musick toured the UK
performing music by the Elizabethan composer William Byrd.
Twenty Minutes
First broadcast Monday 5 March 2012
BBC
Radio 3 - Twenty Minutes, William Byrd and Catholicism
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