Death of Classical presented Bill Barclay’s “Secret Byrd” at Green-Wood Cemetery’s Catacombs on June 9, 2023, featuring NY’s Abendmusik String Ensemble and Cathedra Ensemble. The concert celebrated the prolific Renaissance composer William Byrd. The immersive performance, marking the 400th anniversary of the death of William Byrd (d.1623), invited audience members to experience early music as a shared way to overcome {…}
Photo: Mark Allen A 400th anniversary means a flock of Byrds this year. But few opportunities to hear his music are as intimate or visceral as Bill Barclay’s “Secret Byrd,” an immersive program extremely on trend for classical music right now. The show was devised with the elite vocal group The Gesualdo Six and viol consort Fretwork and received four {…}
New York’s longest-running early music series Music Before 1800 has announced Bill Barclay as its first Artistic Director. Bill Barclay, an American composer, stage director, and curator, begins his new charge by overseeing the current season. He will take on planning the 49th and 50th seasons. Music Before 1800’s founder Louise Basbas transitions from her role as executive director to {…}
Chiltern Arts presents excerpts from Benjamin Britten’s “Saint Nicolas” cantata via a free-to-view 20-minute video celebrating the story of Santa Claus. Director Bill Barclay has created a powerful, spiritually uplifting film that anticipates the time when we will once more come together to celebrate musicmaking. The film features Royal Opera House tenor Nick Pritchard and British choral and orchestra conductor, {…}