Utwory na płycie:

• Praise Our Lord all ye Gentile
• If Women could be Fair
• Say Dear
• Like Two Armies
• Pavan No 3
• Thule, the period of Cosmograp
• What Joy
• In Nomine a 4
• Ye Sacred Muses
• Ye Sacred Muses
• In Nomine a 5
• Hark, all ye lovely Saints
• Death Hath deprived Me
• Death be not Proud
• In Nomine a 5
• Who Made Thee? Hob
• This Sweet and Merry Month of
• The Leaves be Green
• Alack when I look back
• O Lord make thy Servant Elizab

William Byrd:
Praise our Lord all ye gentiles
If women could be fair
Ye sacred muses
Who made thee Hob
This sweet and merry month of May
Browning/The leaves be green
Alack, when I look back
O Lord make thy servant Elizabeth

Thomas Weelkes:
Say dear, when will your frowning leave
Like two proud armies
Pavan No. 3
Thule, the period of cosmography
What joy so true
In nomine a4
In nomine a5 (1)
Hark all ye lovely saints above
Death hath deprived me
In nomine a5 (2)

James MacMillan:
Ye sacred muses

400 years ago, in 1623, England lost two of its greatest composers: William Byrd and Thomas Weelkes. In a programme marking this double anniversary, The King’s Singers and Fretwork turn their focus to the bold personalities of these two men, Will and Tom. Featuring well-known gems by the two composers, alongside works which had never been recorded before and which are rarely heard live, Tom and Will unlocks some of the humanity behind these two giants of Elizabethan music. Presented in The King’s Singers’ unique style, this programme is filled with beauty, drama and storytelling.

As part of this project, The King’s Singers and Fretwork have commissioned two new works for their joint forces, by two of Britain’s great living composers: Sir James MacMillan and Roderick Williams. These works only feature in the version performed by The King’s Singers and Fretwork, but represent a commitment to keeping the spirit of Byrd and Weelkes alive in today’s musical landscape.

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Recorded at St Bartholomew's Church, Orford, Suffolk (UK) 13-15 January 2022