Hazar for the Tallis Scholars

I got the opportunity tonight to see the Tallis Scholars, an a capella singing group who specialise in 16th century polyphonic music, such as that composed by Tallis and Palestrina. It was a good concert - a bit sameish perhaps (let's be honest - any collection of 16th Century polyphony is going to sound a bit homogenous), but generally very good. They have defnintely learned the secret of nailing the last note of a piece - do that well and the audience will forgive you for anything. They also performed an interesting version of Allegri's Miserere, well-regarded as one of the most beautiful pieces around, which was quite different to versions of the piece I've heard before. The soprano pulled off some quite clever "vocal acrobatics" during the really high bits, and the cantor sang a different chant to that which I've heard and sung before. I liked it.

The concert was recorded for ABC Classic FM, who will be playing the concert on Saturday 17 February at 12.05pm. Cop a listen if you can. Hazar for the Tallis Scholars and their fine singing.

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