Secret Byrd
Schedule
Sun, 24 May, 2026 at 05:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
St John's Kirk, St John's Place, Perth | Perth, SC
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England’s finest composer William Byrd was a covert Catholic facing brutal persecution. Hear his Mass for 5 Voices as he intended: sung for worship in strictest secrecy. The Gesualdo Six and Fretwork have collaborated with creator Bill Barclay in an historic theatrical concert by candlelight, communing with some of the most ravishing music ever written.Part art installation, part concert, and part immersive theatre, Secret Byrd celebrates Byrd’s remarkable story. Created by writer, director and composer Bill Barclay, former Director of Music at Shakespeare’s Globe, this immersive concert brings together vocal ensemble The Gesualdo Six and viol consort Fretwork to perform Byrd’s Mass for Five Voices for an intimate audience in St John’s Kirk.
Commissioned by the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields and Washington National Cathedral and presented to rapturous acclaim in cities across the US and UK, Secret Byrd is a concert experience like no other: a thrilling mix of music and drama that recreates the experiences of Catholics in Tudor England and makes a powerful and timely plea for tolerance.
There will be two performances beginning at 5.30pm and 8.30pm. Audiences will have the opportunity to move around the performance space in this roving, immersive event. Our Top Tier ticket gives you a guaranteed seat for the performance.
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