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TALLIS SCHOLARS SUMMER SCHOOL USA
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Opening concert of Flemish and German polyphony
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Sunday, July 25 at 8:00 PM
St. James Cathedral
804 Ninth Ave.
Seattle, WA 98104
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TICKETS Suggested donation: $20
Advance passes (for reserved seating) available here >>
The Tudor Choir and members of the world-renowned Tallis Scholars, directed by Peter Phillips and Doug Fullington, open the 2010 Tallis Scholars Scholars Summer School USA with a concert of Flemish and German Renaissance polyphony in the beautiful acoustic of St. James Cathedral.
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PROGRAM
H. PRAETORIUS: Magnificat IV
HASSLER: Verbum caro factum est; Ad dominum cum tribularer
GOMBERT: Lugebat David Absalon
JOSQUIN: Absalon, fili mi
CRECQUILLON: Pater peccavi
CLEMENS: Ego flos campi
H. PRAETORIUS: Magnificat V
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"The choir impresses with its ability to get to the very essence of each song, whether the mood is ecstatic or contemplative. This is a choir that is thinking about the words being sung, and their performances are wonderfully honest and unaffected…This is a choir to watch." — Fanfare |
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DOMINICAN RITE SOLEMN MASS
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for the Feast of St. Dominic
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NEW DATE & TIME Sunday, August 8 at 7:00 PM
Blessed Sacrament Church
5041 9th Ave. NE
Seattle, WA 98105
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The Solemn Mass for the Feast of St. Dominic will be the inaugural Dominican Rite Mass (sung in Latin) for the newly renovated sanctuary at historic Blessed Sacrament Church. The Tudor Choir, a resident ensemble at Blessed Sacrament, will sing Tudor polyphony and Dominican chant for this beautiful liturgy.
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SHEPPARD: Paschal Kyrie
SHEPPARD: Missa Cantate
SHEPPARD: Haec dies
Additional music to be announced.
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"The choir impresses with its ability to get to the very essence of each song, whether the mood is ecstatic or contemplative. This is a choir that is thinking about the words being sung, and their performances are wonderfully honest and unaffected…This is a choir to watch." — Fanfare |
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SONGS OF WAR AND HEAVEN
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featuring Ingram Marshall's Savage Altars
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Saturday, October 16 at 8:00 PM
The Moore Theater
1932 Second Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
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TICKETS $21
Tickets available here >>
The Tudor Choir performs Songs of War and Heaven, an exciting and moving program of a cappella British Medieval, Renaissance, and folk music, concluding with American composer Ingram Marshall’s thrilling Savage Altars. An epic tale of reconciliation in the aftermath of war, Savage Altars features narrative by 1st-century historian Tacitus, interwoven with commentary drawn from early English songs and chant. Presented by Seattle Theatre Group.
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Program to come.
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"This was a superb performance of a remarkable piece. I would have liked to have heard it again immediately."— Philippa Kiraly, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"…[W]orth the price of admission, propounding musical ideas, withdrawing them and finally weaving into a tapestry of sound that is abruptly cut off at its height."— The New York Times
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DOMINICAN RITE SOLEMN MASS
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for the Feast of All Souls
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Tuesday, November 2 at 7:00 PM
Blessed Sacrament Church
5041 9th Ave. NE
Seattle, WA 98105
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As part of the Solemn Mass for the Feast of All Souls (sung in Latin), the Tudor Choir, a resident ensemble at Blessed Sacrament, will sing Portuguese polyphony, Dominican chant, and other a cappella choral works.
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LOBO, Duarte: Requiem
HOWELLS: Requiem aeternam (I) and (II)
DURUFLE: Tantum ergo
Additional music to be announced.
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"The choir impresses with its ability to get to the very essence of each song, whether the mood is ecstatic or contemplative. This is a choir that is thinking about the words being sung, and their performances are wonderfully honest and unaffected…This is a choir to watch." — Fanfare |
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