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We are a small congregation commemorating the 400th anniversary of the death of the village's Elizabethan composer, William Byrd (c.1540 - 1623).
We are planning to erect a permanent memorial to Byrd to mark the quatercentenary since his death, and have begun a fundraising appeal. Our events this year have included a talk on The Life and Times of William Byrd (30 June), including book release; a Commemorative Service of BCP Evensong (2 July); and, welcomed The Stondon Singers who gave a sell-out William Byrd Anniversary Concert on the actual day (4 July). Stondon Massey has also featured on BBC Radio 3's 'Composer of the Week' programme (3-7 July).
This website contains everything you need to know about William Byrd's life and music as well as his links with Stondon Massey. /
2 comments:
Good luck with all the arrangements Andrew, we are looking forward to hearing more about this. (Let me know if a face painter would be appropriate LOL!) Kind regards, Angela, Paul & Tilly
Thanks Angela, Paul and Tilly: and for all your help at Stondon Massey Church's Summer Sale yesterday when a face painter was definitely needed. I would be interested to know how a face painter could achieve a Byrd lookalike. That goatee beard could be quite a challenge! We are open to ideas, so whilst on the subject of hair - this could be a fringe event!!! (Definitely LOL - laught out loud!).
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