The Tallis Scholars @ Sherborne Abbey

The Sistine Chapel, the heart of the Vatican in Rome, is well-known for having bequeathed a treasure trove of visual art to posterity. With one notable exception, it is rather less well-known for the musical treasures which it has held for many centuries.

In many cases this is due to the jealous guarding of the music by a series of Popes, who would not allow certain pieces to pass beyond the walls of the chapel. Such is the case, famously, of Gregorio Allegri’s Miserere.

This exceptional festival programme allows a privileged glimpse into the heyday of the Vatican during the High Renaissance. The Tallis Scholars were founded in 1973 by their director, Peter Phillips. Through their recordings and concert performances, they have established themselves as the leading exponents of Renaissance sacred music throughout the world.

Programme:
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Missa In te domine speravi (a 6) (Kyrie)
Cristóbal de Morales Regina caeli
Palestrina Missa Tu es Petrus (a 6) (Gloria)
Costanzo Festa Quam pulchra es
Carpentra: Lamentations
Palestrina Missa Papae Marcelli (Credo)
Gregorio Allegri Miserere
Palestrina Missa Confitebor tibi domine (Sanctus)
Josquin des Prez Praeter rerum seriem
Palestrina Missa Brevis (Agnus)