Clare College Choir & Raphael Wallfisch — Spitalfields Music Summer Festival

The Choir of Clare College Cambridge
Graham Ross director
Raphael Wallfisch cello

Celebrating our 40th anniversary The Choir of Clare College Cambridge presents Tallis’s soaring 40-part Spem in alium alongside the work that inspired its creation, Striggio’s Ecce beatam lucem.

Joined by acclaimed cellist Raphael Wallfisch, the programme includes Giles Swayne’s anguished The Silent Land for 40 voices and cello, premiered in Christ Church by Clare College Choir almost 20 years ago.

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Approximate end time: 8.30pm

Full programme

Striggio Ecce beatam lucem
Schütz Die mit Tränen säen werden mit Freuden ernten
Selig sind die Toten, SWV 391
Giles Swayne The Silent Land
Tavener Svyati
Tye Lord, let thy servant
Taverner Dum transisset Sabbatum
Tallis Spem in alium

Post-concert Q&A

8.30pm – 9.00pm
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