Byrd, William - Second Service - Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford (The)

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In Magdalen College Choir’s second collaboration with Fretwork, Bill Ives explores the rich Anglican repertoire of William Bird.
Well-know and much admired anthems such as Prevent us, O Lord and O Lord make thy servant, Elizabeth are interspersed with chamber works for organ, viols and solo tenor (performed by Roger Covey-crump). Highlights include new reconstructions by Dr David Skinner of Second Service, and a near-lost verse anthem in praise of Oriana herself, Queen Elizabeth I.

Fretwork

The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford/Bill Ives