Tenebrae – English Glories of the 16th Century
Mon 14 Sep · £32, £25, £18
North Berwick · St Baldred’s Episcopal Church
St Baldred’s Episcopal Church, North Berwick EH39 4AY
Organised by Lammermuir Festival
Choral concert of Tudor sacred music by Tallis, Byrd, and Mundy.
Tenebrae – English Glories of the 16th Century: performed by Tenebrae Consort, Nigel Short (Director) playing White; Christe qui lux es III; Byrd; Mass for Four Voices; Christe qui lux es IV; Exaudiat te Dominus; Tallis; Loquebantur variis linguis; O sacrum convivium; Sancte Deus; If ye love me; Mundy; Vox Patris caelestis at St Baldred's Church, North Berwick on Mon 14 Sept 3pm as part of the Lammermuir Festival. Tenebrae's magnificent programme of Tudor music contains some of the most inspirational devotional pieces by Tallis and Byrd, including the latter's Mass for Four Voices, and lesser-known gems, ending with the rich textures of William Mundy's huge motet, Vox Patris caelestis. This fine Norman-style Victorian church is dedicated to Baldred, East Lothian's own 8th-century saint.
