The Tallis Scholars
Programme
White Lamentations II
White Exaudiat te Dominus
Tallis Lamentations II
Parsons O bone Jesu
Parsons Ave Maria
White Regina caeli
Byrd All Saints Propers
Performers
The Tallis Scholars
Peter Phillips conductor
The journey behind this programme is a familiar one: from darkness into light or, to put it in a more Christian way, from penitence into joy. This is an emotional journey, often associated with Lent and Easter, which has inspired some of the greatest sacred music ever written.
Our first half is largely devoted to the mood of Lent, nowhere more beautifully captured than in the two English settings of the Lamentations, by Robert White and Thomas Tallis. Both composers are masters at alternating the traditional words of lament with the greater reflection provided by the Hebrew letters, which punctuate the main text.
In the second half we join in the worship of Jesus and Mary as they fulfil the Easter prophecy and lead us to heaven through the Saints: Jesus in Robert Parsons’ magnificent setting of O bone Jesu, and Mary in the Ave Maria and Regina caeli settings.
The message of these pieces is then summed up in the complete cycle of William Byrd’s Propers for All Saints – four motets which take us to stand, with the Saints, before God, who is the origin of light. The beautiful music of Justorum animae – one of Byrd’s most performed motets – assures the righteous of their place in heaven, while the final Beati mundo corde affirms that the clean of heart ‘shall see God’.
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Future events in this series
Choral at Cadogan 2024
The Tallis Scholars explore the music of Byrd and Rachmaninov – as well as Tallis’ mighty Spem in alium. The BBC Singers and VOCES8 perform music that spans centuries, and The Sixteen return with their joyous annual Christmas celebration – as well as a sparkling concert performance of Purcell’s The Fairy Queen. Series and group discounts available.
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Spem in alium
Wednesday 5 June 2024, 19:30 & Thursday 6 June 2024, 19:30
The Tallis Scholars return to Cadogan Hall to perform Tallis' mighty Spem in alium – a landmark of Renaissance music and a sonic experience without parallel – and other choral masterworks by Tallis, Mundy, Sheppard and Byrd.
The Sixteen
Purcell’s The Fairy Queen
Wednesday 25 September 2024, 19:30
Uundoubtedly Purcell's greatest work for the London stage' – all the 'magic, wit and sensuality' of Purcell's exquisite music with a playful, specially commissioned narration by Jeremy Sams recreating the fantasy and fun of this very English master...
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