Music for a Great Space
Saturday 16 November 2019, 7:30pm
Pre-concert talk 7pm
Wellington Cathedral of St Paul
Cnr Molesworth and Hill St
Wellington
Directed by Michael Stewart
We crown the year with two of the greatest choral works of all time - Tallis’ Spem in alium and the legendary Mass for Double Choir by Swiss composer Frank Martin. Famously locked away in a drawer for nearly forty years, Martin considered his Mass “to be a matter between God and myself” - it is now considered one of the most beautiful and finely-wrought settings of the 20th Century. Spem in alium requires little introduction - Tallis’ incredible 40-part motet has not been heard in Wellington since The Tallis Scholars performed it in 2013.
This concert was part of the 2019 Performance Series.