The Tallis Scholars
Palestrina 500
Peter Phillips, director
A master of counterpoint and prolific composer of more than 105 masses and 250 motets, Palestrina is recognized as one of the most influential figures in all of music history. His sublimely spiritual works represent the loftiest peak of Italian polyphony. The incomparable Tallis Scholars celebrate Palestrina’s 500th birthday with a program that includes one of his lesser-known mass settings, two of his greatest motets, and works by his contemporary, Orlando di Lasso. The Tallis Scholars have sung Palestrina’s music more than that of any other composer, in the process winning a Gramophone Award for their now-classic Palestrina recording, “the standard against which other choirs must be measured in this repertoire” (Classics Today).
This performance is made possible, in part, by Michael A. Harrison and Susan Graham Harrison.
| PALESTRINA | Missa Ut re mi fa sol la Laudate pueri Tribulationes civitatum Tu es Petrus |
| DI LASSO | Media vita Timor et tremor |
The Program Book will be available approximately one week before the performance.