Last night I went to a fabulous concert by these people, in a beautiful chapel literally 3 minutes walk from my apartment. I think I could get used to this.
It was a concert of Tallis and Byrd - the doyens of English (and in particular English-language) choral music. Especially in a resonant acoustic like an old stone church, you can just shut your eyes and let the music wash over you. Heavenly!
The programme was mostly Latin music - Byrd's five part mass and Tallis's Lamentations of Jeremiah - and they also did four of Tallis's English motets.
And I note from the website that they're back in September. I might not be living round here by then (though you never know), but I'm already putting it in my diary.
It was a concert of Tallis and Byrd - the doyens of English (and in particular English-language) choral music. Especially in a resonant acoustic like an old stone church, you can just shut your eyes and let the music wash over you. Heavenly!
The programme was mostly Latin music - Byrd's five part mass and Tallis's Lamentations of Jeremiah - and they also did four of Tallis's English motets.
And I note from the website that they're back in September. I might not be living round here by then (though you never know), but I'm already putting it in my diary.
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