THE
EARTH RESOUNDS
Harry
Christophers and The Sixteen at St Alban's
14.04.12
The
second stopping place on their 2012 Choral Pilgrimage – the tomb of
Saint Alban, first English Martyr.
Their
music this year is from Flanders, with works from Lassus and Josquin,
and from Brumel, whose "Earthquake Mass" was the revelation
of the evening. Set for twelve voices, its bold effects rival the wow
factor of Tallis's much more famous Spem in Alium.
Needless
to say, the singers of The Sixteen [up to twenty fielded in this
year's pilgrimage] gave it a superb outing – alas, only the Gloria
and the Sanctus – sublime phrasing which filled the ancient nave.
Lassus,
who championed Brumel in his time, provided some sublime effects of
his own, notably in the expressive chromaticism of the Timor et
Tremor.
picture taken from my seat in the South Aisle
Ivan Hewett was there for The Telegraph
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