Wrapping up our 2025-2026 Season Thank you for an incredible season. It was our biggest yet! SEASON HIGHLIGHTS We started off strong this season in October, celebrating Palestrina’s 500th Anniversary with a U.S. tour to San Francisco, New York City, Birmingham, and Princeton, and commissioning a new work by Kerensa Briggs for the occasion. I even had a moment to call Palestrina the Taylor Swift of the Renaissance on television! Our Christmas program, A Ceremony of Carols, saw

THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED. Location: Seattle, WA (Remote, Seattle area preferred for occasional on-site event support) Reports to: Markdavin Obenza Rate: $30.00 per hour Status: Independent Contractor (1099) Term: Seasonal (September – June) with a 3-month initial trial period. Start Date: March 2, 2026. Overview I am seeking a Director’s Assistant to assist with administrative and creative tasks for my work as Artistic Director ( Byrd Ensemble, Radiance Ensemble

PREVIEW: Renaissance Music from Scotland & England (Feb 2025)

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Flying high from our inaugural concert in 2004, we were determined to keep going.

I was a star Soprano in the Northwest Boychoir—at least it seemed that way.

Notes by Kirin Nielsen, DMA

A selection of Byrd Ensemble recordings and videos for Holy Week.

About program "In the Midst of Life," Feb 11, 2023.

THE HARDEST THING ABOUT RECORDING from a Producer’s perspective, is knowing (very quickly) the things you can fix and the things you...

AS IF MY MOUTH WAS A SPACE STATION, about a mile in our hike an unidentified flying bug docked right on my tongue.