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Thomas Tallis isn't as famous as Bach or Beethoven, but he's sort of a legend among early music aficionados - all 47 of them.
Boxed set collects the astonishing works of neglected British composer Vaughan Williams
Something about English-speaking countries gives them musical inferiority complexes.
This week Classical reviewer Geoff Adams listens to a compilation of Vaughan Williams' most popular works, and tenor Alfie Boe's newest recordings of Neapolitan songs.
It's actually called The Forty Part Motet , and Canadian artist Janet Cardiff made it in 2001 by recording 40 amateur singers, both adults and kids, performing the 40-part composition.
Sound Artist Janet Cardiff's First Solo Exhibition in the Northwest
Janet Cardiff, The Forty Part Motet , 2001. Installation view at Tacoma Art Museum, 2008.
Back for its eighth season, the musical counterpart to the theatre fest covers a wide range of genres.
Back for its eighth season, the musical counterpart to the theatre fest covers a wide range of genres.
The Hilliard Ensemble: Thomas Tallis / Christopher Tye / John Sheppard: Audivi Vocem
How did the ancient monophony of Gregorian Chant evolve into the Renaissance polyphony of the 16th Century English Church? A bit of background is helpful.
Experience 40-voice choir at Tacoma Art Museum installation
In the soaring gallery, the walls are bare, gray. There's nothing to look at, except for a circle of 40 loudspeakers standing primly like watchful guards.
Tacoma Museum Hosts Seattle's Tudor Choir
Tacoma Art Museum invites Seattle's Tudor Choir to perform works by Renaissance composer Thomas Tallis on Saturday, July 12, at 6:30 pm.
The Renaissance will rise again
“There is some phenomenal talent coming to town for the festival”
ECHO music festival brings the sounds of another age to Asheville by Kent Priestley in Vol. via Mountain Xpress
CD Reviews: I Heard a Voice - Classical
The "Golden Age" referred to in this disc's subtitle is that of Tudor church music, but there's a bit of historical fudging going on here. via SFGate
Stellar year for classical music
It's been an unusually big year in classical music, with more performances - and more memorable ones - than ever. via MySanAntonio.com
Telarc gets nod for classical, surround sound
Telarc of Beachwood, a perennial Grammy winner, has again scored nominations for its classical recordings as well as for surround sound. via Akron Beacon Journal
It will begin with an arrangement of Gregorian Plainchant that will, naturally enough, lead into Thomas Tallis' "Lamentations of Jeremiah." Wait, though. via Buffalo News
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