Temple Music 2018: The Sixteen - The Deer's Cry

Harry Christophers conductor

Byrd Diliges Dominum
Byrd Christe qui lux es et dies
Pärt The Deer’s Cry
Byrd Emendemus in melius
Pärt The Woman with the Alabaster Box
Byrd Miserere mihi Domine
Byrd Ad Dominum cum tribularer
Tallis/Byrd Miserere nostri
Tallis When Jesus went
Byrd O lux beata Trinitas
Pärt Nunc Dimittis
Byrd Laetentur coeli
Byrd Tribue, Domine

The Sixteen return to Temple Church with their acclaimed programme The Deer’s Cry. Whilst coming from very different eras, William Byrd and Arvo Pärt are both considered masters of sacred music despite having faced considerable persecution for their work. This programme presents six of William Byrd’s works from the Cantiones Sacrae including the monumental Tribue, Domine, and the mighty eight-voice motet Ad Dominum cum tribularer. The three works by Arvo Pärt speak in his unmistakable voice, with its unique blend of ancient and modern, and include his mesmerising Nunc dimittis which is crafted in his bell-like ‘tinitinnabuli’ style.