Byrd & Howells

Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | 7:30 PM | Vashon Center for the Arts
19600 Vashon Highway SW, Vashon Island

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 | 7:30 PM | St. James Cathedral
804 Ninth Avenue, Seattle

The Emerald Ensemble presents two great works by masters of English choral music. From the Renaissance comes William Byrd's Mass for five voices, a rarely performed gem. Herbert Howells's unaccompanied Requiem is a soothing staple of twentieth-century choral repertoire. The concert is rounded out by two works by local composers, Karen P. Thomas and the Emerald Ensemble's own Artistic Director, Gary D. Cannon.

Repertoire

  • Karen P. Thomas (b.1957) – Deep river
  • William Byrd (1543–1623) – Mass for five voices
  • Gary D. Cannon (b.1975) – O Absalom (world premiere performances)
  • Herbert Howells (1892–1983) – Requiem

Performing Artists

  • Gary D. Cannon, conductor
  • Chad DeMaris, tenor
  • Rebekah Gilmore, soprano
  • Ben Harris, bass-baritone
  • Elizabeth Hungerford, soprano
  • Natalie Ingrisano, soprano
  • Tim Janecke, tenor
  • Eric Jeffords, tenor
  • Dustin Kaspar, tenor
  • Christine Knackstedt, mezzo-soprano
  • Charles Robert Stephens, baritone
  • Kathryn Weld, mezzo-soprano
  • Robin Wyatt-Stone, bass-baritone
  • Kathea Yarnell, mezzo-soprano