[Magdalen] Easter Devotions

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

They had an installation at The Cloisters in the chapel which had forty
speakers, forty channels, playing Tallis' forty-voice "Spem Allium"  I
wasn't able to get down to see/hear it. Dash it all.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 1:19 PM, Mahoney, W. Michael <wmmah at stoneledge.net>
wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 12:07 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>
> >
> > There is the famed 40-part motet by Thomas Tallis called
> > "Spem in Allium".
> >
>
> There are several fine recordings of this, including one by the Tallis
> Scholars.  One of the recordings was done in a venue where the eight
> individual choirs (groups, groupings?) were spaced in a large arc around
> the listener - - - very effective.
>
> I find it a very moving piece.
>
> Mike M.
>