William Byrd - Ne irascaris Domine-Civitas sancti tui

Sung by St. Basil’s Schola Cantorum, Toronto
John Paul Farahat, director and conductor
Jane Fingler, Lindsay McIntyre, sopranos
Julia Barber, Peter Koniers, altos
Michael Johnston, Jeremy Tingle, tenors
Kai Leung, Graham Robinson, basses
Drew Henderson, sound engineer and video producer
Manuel Piazza, producer
Ne irascaris Domine: 0:00
Civitas sancti tui: 4:38
Ne irascaris Domine satis,
et ne ultra memineris iniquitatis nostrae.
Ecce respice populus tuus omnes nos.
Civitas sancti tui facta est deserta.
Sion deserta facta est,
Jerusalem desolata est.
Do not be angry, O Lord,
and do not remember our iniquity forever.
Behold, we are all your people.
Your holy city has become a wilderness.
Zion has become a wilderness,
Jerusalem a desolation.

[@richardforshaw8479]

Beautifully interpreted, with a timeless feeling.
Congratulations on a superb performance!
😍

[@richardforshaw8479]

Architecturally, this composition is supreme, with h it‘s timeless phrases, and textual feeling.
This has to be a stupendous composition of Byrd.

[@pepegarcia1877]

Nice work!

[@terrykearns]

Bravo!

[@user-ov7nq5ki3m]

Never thought a there’d be a rendering of this twinned piece to compare with Voces 8 … but this has more of a liturgical feeling to it …essential, as it’s not a concert piece … thank you!

[@francoislebedel4428]

Merveilleux hymne dû au génial William Bird que j'aime tant. Merveilleux chanteurs, aussi, à qui je rends grâce. La beauté de ce chant nous mène dans les sphères célestes...et nous en avons tellement besoin eu égard à l'iniquité de cette Société. Merci mille fois.

[@richardforshaw8479]

Well spoken- it is truth.

[@user-jm3gd9bj8y]

Thank you!🌷

[@Jean-PaulFeo]

Stunning job!

[@OwenPhillipsonBass-baritone]

I beautiful rendition, I agree

[@CaelisAcademyEnsemble]

Beautiful performance