I apologise for the lack of updates, storms and real life have sort of got in the way and I will no doubt update you all fairly soon as some big changes are afoot.
However yesterday after a very productive morning (thanks to my good friend Stuart) I managed to spend an afternoon at Saffron Hall. The Tallis Scholars were founded in 1973 and are one of the countries finest proponents of early music and here were joined by the National Youth Chamber choir.
They are named after the Tudor composer Thomas Tallis and the programme was dominated by Tallis and his younger contemporary William Byrd.
First Half
Tallis - Loquebantur varlis linguis
Tallis - Suscpie quaeso
Part - The Woman with the Alabaster Box
Byrd - Gaudeamus Omnes
Byrd - Tribune, Domine
Second Half
Allegri - Miserere
Croce - Miserere
Part - Tribute to Caesar
Tallis - Spem in alium
Encore - Spem in alium from bar 108
With the exception of Part the program was predominantly 16th and very early 17th century.
The first half was very good, my favourite parts? The Byrd probably, but the second half was the bit of the programme that caught my eye. Now the headline piece was Spem in alium Tallis magnus opus featuring 40 voices. However for me the best piece was Allegri's Miserere which was hauntingly beautiful.
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