Presented by Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
April 03 - April 03, 2015 7:30 PM
St. Paul's Basilica
83 Power St.
Fee: Adults $35 & $50 Seniors $35 & $45 VoxTix $20 VoxTix: Patrons 30 and under
Website:
www.tmchoir.org/sacred-music-for-a-sacred-space/
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You won’t want to miss this rare performance of Thomas Tallis’ 40-part Renaissance motet Spem in alium, widely considered to be the greatest piece of English early music.
Artistic Director Noel Edison has matched the beautiful space of St. Paul’s Basilica and the music to create a meditative journey. The concert will begin with the sound of music by the great English composer John Tavener washing over the audience from the balcony above. Choristers will then separate into eight choirs and surround the audience with the polyphonic richness of Tallis’ Spem in alium. The concert concludes with Choir and organ performing Gabriel Fauré’s luminous Requiem from the chancel.
Noel Edison conductor
Caron Daley, associate conductor
David Roth, baritone
Michael Bloss, organ
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Tavener: Song from Athene
Tavener: The World is Burning
Tallis: Spem in alium
Fauré: Requiem