The concert commemorates the 400th year since the passing of William Byrd. A master of renaissance polyphony, Byrd influenced so many of his contemporaries with his intricate writing of intertwining lines and dramatic harmonies. The program would include works by three different Thomases: Tallis, Byrd’s teacher and partner in a (failed) publishing business; Morley, Byrd’s student who dedicated a popular music theory book to Byrd; and Weelkes, also Byrd’s student who sadly, like Morley, only lived for about half the years as their beloved teacher.