"The Fire and the Rose":

Saturday 25 March 2000 - St. Giles, Cripplegate, London

Choral masterpieces from the 16^th and 20^th centuries
by Tallis, Byrd, Arvo Pärt and John Tavener

 

Programme
Thomas Tallis (c1505-85)	Loquebantur variis linguis
Arvo Pärt (b1935)	Magnificat (1989) (soprano: Carolyn Maddox)
Tallis	Salvator Mundi
	O Nata Lux
Pärt	Cantate Domino (1975)
Tavener	Chant (1995) for solo cello (cello - Naomi Williams)
Tallis	If ye love me (1565) (soprano: Gay Colbeck; alto: Stephanie Allman; tenor: Peter McGeary; bass: David Rees-Jones)
Pärt	The Beatitudes (1990-91)
Tallis	Suscipe quaeso
William Byrd (1543 - 1623)	Attolite portas (1575)
John Tavener (b. 1944)	Annunciation (1992) (soprano: Georgina Stourton; alto: Hester Marriott; tenor: Samir Savant; bass: Mike Hodges)
Byrd	O quam gloriosum est regnum (1589)
Tavener	Angels (1985) (sopranos: Michelle Mazzocco, Georgina Stourton, Danielle Tylke; alto: Anne Raikes)
Byrd	Praeludium in C for solo organ (organ - Richard Pearce)
Tallis	Antiphon: Clarifica me Pater (I, II, III) for solo organ (organ - Richard Pearce)
Byrd	Ave verum corpus (1605)
Tavener	Svyati (1995) for choir and solo cello (cello - Naomi Williams)

Last updated 16 October 2001