The Tallis Scholars - Spem in alium

In light of the coronavirus outbreak, this performance has been rescheduled to Thursday 3 June 2021 at 7.30pm. This will enable the concert to go ahead safely and as originally planned.

Existing tickets for the original 18 June and 24 September 2020 and 24 March 2021 performances will remain valid for this rescheduled performance date. We will not be reissuing tickets with the new performance date on them to bookers of the original date. Instead, your original tickets will remain valid unless you decide to return them. Please retain your tickets for use on the new performance date.

If you do not have your tickets, please rest assured we have a record of your booking on our box office system. If you have any questions, please call our box office on 020 7730 4500.

If you are unable to make the new date, please contact your original point of sale and a member of the team will assist you.

We are doing our utmost to support the national effort in reducing the spread of coronavirus and the health and well-being of all our visitors, staff members, and visiting performers is our number one priority. Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to welcoming you back, very soon.

Thomas Tallis’ epic motet Spem in alium remains one of the most astonishing creations of the human mind. There is a theory that the piece was first performed in 1570, making our planned performance date in 2020 the 450th anniversary of it’s premiere. True or not, one hardly needs a special reason for presenting Spem in alium.

Surrounding it with more music by Thomas Tallis gives us an opportunity to understand just how versatile he was. Big and small, Catholic and Protestant, he excelled in every genre, influencing all the English musicians of his time, and for generations to come.

‘… as near extraterrestrial as you can get sitting in a concert hall…’ The Observer