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Discover Beethoven’s Sixth

New Jersey Symphony Mar 28
Bill Barclay hosts his fourth original Relaxed Performance for young people at The New Jersey Symphony with conductor Xian Zhang.
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Discover Beethoven’s Fifth

The Boston Symphony Orchestra April 14
Learn about what makes Beethoven's Fifth so essential, so meaningful, and so spectacularly enjoyable.
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Mozart’s Idomeneo

Boston Baroque Apr- 24 | 26
Mozart’s dramatic opera reimagined with onstage period instruments at Boston's restored Paramount Theatre.
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Secret Byrd – London

The Gesualdo 6 & Fretwork May 8 & 9
Secret Byrd returns to London for the third time for a run of four special performances at Sinfonia Smith Square.
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Copland & Twain – Milwaukee

The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra May 8-10
The World Premiere of Copland & Twain celebrates America250 with conductor Ken-David Masur before going on tour.
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The Chevalier – Indiana

Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra May 16
Bill Barclay's hit touring production celebrating the life and music of Joseph Bologne.
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Secret Byrd – Perth, Scotland

The Gesualdo Six & Fretwork May 24
Secret Byrd headlines one of the UK's flagship festivals in Scotland.
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Secret Byrd – Bath Festival

The Gesualdo Six & Fretwork June 1
Our hit tour continues at Bath Festivals with The Gesualdo Six and Fretwork
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Copland & Twain – NYC

Cheslea Music Festival June 25
Copland & Twain has its NYC debut conducted by Ken-David Masur just days before America's 250th birthday.
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Past Performances

Death of Gesualdo – York

National Centre for Early Muic Jan 18-19
Our second collaboration with The Gesualdo Six tours to the National Center for Early Music in York following its World Premiere in London.
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Death of Gesualdo – NYC

Concert Stream March 2-16
The US Premiere is streamed by Music Before 1800 from NYC's St John the Divine.
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Death of Gesualdo – NYC

Cathedral of St. John the Divine Feb 13
The US Premiere is presented by Music Before 1800 at The Cathedral Church of St John the Divine.
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Romeo & Juliet – Hartford

Hartford Symphony Orchestra Feb 13-15
Commissioned by The Royal Albert Hall, our original Romeo & Juliet adaptation of Prokofiev's ballet marks our debut with Hartford Symphony Orchestra.
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What Music Is – Wichita

The Wichita Symphony November 16
Our debut with The Wichita Symphony marks the second performance of this groundbreaking work.
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Discover Rhapsody in Blue – New Jersey

The New Jersey Symphony November 8
Bill Barclay narrates an original family program of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue featuring Michelle Cahn.
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Markus Passion – Scotland

The Dunedin Consort September 15
CTW returns to the Lammermuir Festival after a sold-out run of Secret Byrd in 2024.
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Secret Byrd – Ireland

The Gesualdo Six & Fretwork August 12-13
Four performances in historic Black Abbey in Kilkenny mark our Irish debut.
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Letters to a Young Poet – Tanglewood

Parker Quartet August 2
Our chamber production comes to Tanglewood in both Rilke and Ravel's 150th anniversary season.
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Secret Byrd – Chicago

The Gesualdo Six & Viol Medium July 21
Night two of our Chicago residency starts with this 6pm show at Salvage One.
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Secret Byrd – San Francisco

The Gesualdo Six & Wildcat Viols July 17-18
Four performances at sumptuous Grace Cathedral mark our San Francisco debut.
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Secret Byrd – Los Angeles

The Gesualdo Six and Tesserae Baroque July 16
Tickets here for the 6pm show at St John's Episcopal Cathedral in downtown LA.
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Markus Passion – Early Music Seattle

Oregon Bach Festival July 13, 2025
Our company debut with Early Music Seattle, and finishing our tour of the Pacific Northwest.
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Markus Passion – Portland, OR

Portland Baroque Orchestra July 12, 2025
We are back in Portland with Bach's lost Passion on a historic tour with Oregon Bach Festival.
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Romeo & Juliet – Tanglewood

The Boston Symphony Orchestra July 11
Andris Nelsons leads the BSO in the world premiere of our new theatrical concert commissioned by The Royal Albert Hall.
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Markus Passion – Eugene, OR

Oregon Bach Festival July 11, 2025
Bach's lost Passion marks our company debut in Eugene.
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Bill Barclay talks at Snape Maltings

Aldeburgh Festival June 24
Before the world premiere of his concert-theatre work Letters to a Young Poet, listen to director Bill Barclay talk about the piece.
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Markus Passion – Aldeburgh Festival

The Dunedin Consort June 18, 2025
Bach's lost Markus Passion in its UK premiere staging, marking our third production in Aldeburgh.
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Peer Gynt – St Louis

St Louis Symphony Orchestra May 3, 2025
Our largest and most irreverent production continues its hell-raising tour conducted by Stéphane Denève.
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Discover Mozart & Bach

New Jersey Symphony May 17
A new family concert by Bill Barclay commissioned by the New Jersey Symphony.
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Bach’s Art of Fugue – London

Academy of Ancient Music May 15, 2025
Our touring production of Bach's final work comes to Milton Court in London.
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Bach’s Art of Fugue – Cambridge

Academy of Ancient Music May 14, 2025
The world premier of Barclay's new work is led by Laurence Cummings of AAM.
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Markus Passion – NYC

The Sebastians & Chatham Baroque April 13, 2025
Bach's Markus Passion comes to Music Before 1800, featuring Joseph Marcell.
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Markus Passion – Pittsburgh

The Sebastians & Chatham Baroque April 11, 2025
Bach's lost Markus Passion in a world premiere staging, featuring Joseph Marcell.
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What Music Is – New Mexico

The San Juan Symphony February 23, 2025
The world premiere of Bill Barclay's new work features animator Shawn Feeney and conductor Thomas Heuser.
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What Music Is – Colorado

The San Juan Symphony February 22, 2025
The world premiere of Bill Barclay's new work features animator Shawn Feeney and conductor Thomas Heuser.
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Letters to a Young Poet – NYC

Diderot Quartet December 15, 2024
The US Premiere of our new work arrives on the doorstep of the 150th anniversaries for both Ravel and Rilke.
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Secret Byrd – St John the Divine

The Gesualdo 6 and Abendmusik November 9
This 400th anniversary celebration of William Byrd’s Mass for 5 Voices is theatrically staged in an immersive performance.
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Secret Byrd – Canterbury Cathedral

The Gesualdo 6 and Fretwork October 24
William Byrd’s Mass for 5 Voices is theatrically staged in an immersive performance for The Canterbury Festival.
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Secret Byrd – Temple Newsam, Leeds

The Gesualdo 6 and Fretwork October 22
Our historic tour visits Lutyens Crypt for two special immersive performances underground.
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Secret Byrd – Liverpool

The Gesualdo 6 and Fretwork October 21
Our historic tour visits Lutyens Crypt for two special immersive performances underground.
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The Seven Deadly Sins

New World Symphony – Seven Deadly Sins

New World Symphony October 20, 2024
Kurt Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins combines song, dance, and satire in a powerful theatrical journey through morality and modern society.
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Secret Byrd – Guildford, Holy Trinity Church

The Gesualdo 6 and Abendmusik July 12
Our historic tour careens into Guildford for two special immersive performances at the grand Holy Trinity Church
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Secret Byrd – Salisbury Medieval Hall

The Gesualdo 6 and Fretwork July 11
This immersive celebration of the courage of William Byrd continues in the atmospheric 13th century medieval hall in Salisbury
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Secret Byrd – Oxford Festival of the Arts

The Gesualdo 6 and Fretwork June 29
This 400th anniversary celebration of William Byrd continues in the 12th century Abingdon Abbey buildings in Oxford for two performances and a 730 conversation about Byrd's music.
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Letters to a Young Poet – Aldeburgh Festival

The Brodsky Quartet June 24
The world premier of Barclay's new work arrives in one of music's greatest festivals in the 50th anniversary of the Brodsky Quartet
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Peer Gynt – Boston Revival

Boston Symphony Orchestra March 7-9, 2024
Returning to Symphony Hall in 2024 is this BSO commission which has become CTW's flagship production.
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The Chevalier – St Martin in-the-Fields

London Philharmonic Orchestra March 21
In London's West End with violinist Braimah Kanneh-Mason and Olivier Award-winning Chukwudi Iwuji, both playing Joseph Bologne.
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The Chevalier NYC Premiere

Harlem Chamber Players January 21
Bill Barclay's hit international tour comes to NYC for the first time at the sumptuous United Palace of Cultural Arts, co-presented by Music Before 1800.
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The Chevalier full-length, Powerhouse Theatre

Harlem Chamber Players July 22
Bill Barclay's full-length play The Chevalier is presented for the first time in a staged reading with The Harlem Chamber Players.
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Historic Royal Palaces

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons – A Reimagining, Shakespeare’s Globe

Peer Gynt – Boston Symphony Orchestra

Shakespeare at the Bowl with the LA Philharmonic

Antony & Cleopatra – BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican

Mendelssohn’s Midsummer Night’s Dream – Tanglewood remount

L’Histoire du Soldat – City of London Sinfonia