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Hassler, Jacquet de Mantua, Morales, Pepylling Wynde, Peter Leech, Renaissance, Sheppard, Spem in Alium, Striggio, Tallis, Tallis Voices, Wells, Wells Cathedral, Wells Museum
Last Friday I sang with a large group of musical friends from near and far, calling themselves Tallis Voices, in a rather special concert in Wells Cathedral. It was to celebrate ten years of having done so, just once a year, usually on just a day and a half of rehearsals. This time we had two whole days to rehearse, a real luxury. The main work was Tallis’s wonderful 40-part ‘Spem in Alium’, to which were added works by Striggio, Morales, Hassler, Jacquet de Mantua, and Sheppard, all renaissance masterpieces.
We met mainly in Wells Museum’s meeting room, but we spent a few hours in the Cathedral itself, and I managed to dash around and take a few photos before, and even during that time.
It was a grey afternoon as I firstly wandered around outside.
Here are some general views inside.
Some details.
Singer’s eye view
The instrumentalists, Pepylling Wynde, played in some of the works, and performed on their own as well.
The sun came out at the end of the afternoon.
No pictures of the concert for obvious reasons. Thank you Chris, Sue, and Peter for a thoroughly enjoyable two days.
Deb said:
Magnificent building!!
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Rob Key said:
How lovely! It would have been good to hear that wonderful music – even better to sing it with you…
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Musiewild said:
Another fine tenor would have been very welcome!
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Musiewild said:
And you can imagine the acoustic in it!
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Susan npoozan said:
What an occasion that must have been, I have listened to the Tallis more than once but never sung in it. Singing different motets in various parts of the cathedral must have been exciting too. Thanks for all the photographs you managed to take, such a splendid building I must go back there.
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Musiewild said:
You’ll find good coffee and cake in the cathedral’s tea room – and I’ll happily join you!
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Olive Simpson said:
What a fabulous building – wonderful pictures and I’m sure the music was magnificent too!
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Musiewild said:
Pretty special stuff Olive.
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tootlepedal said:
Lovely photographs of a beautiful building. I bow in awe at you being able to sing the Tallis. How many were there to a part?
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Musiewild said:
One, or two. Nerve-wracking but very satisfying.
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tootlepedal said:
I can well believe it.
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maryhutton2 said:
A wonderful record of your visit – both inside and outside the cathedrall. Wish I had been there to hear Spem in Alium – it must have been a very special occasion with such lovely music in the cathedral setting.
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Musiewild said:
I hear that one member of the audience had a tear rolling down his cheek in the Tallis.
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Lavinia Ross said:
Thank you for the tour! A beautiful cathedral, and wish I could have heard the performance.
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Musiewild said:
I wish you could have been there!
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Christine said:
Entirely the same for me !
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Christine said:
which is to say : on Lavinia Ross’s comment ! My reply didn’t insert itself on the right level
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Musiewild said:
Likewise!
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