Tallis Scholars: Sacred Repertoire by Renaissance Rock Stars
The Tallis Scholars an acclaimed British early music vocal ensemble founded by Peter Phillips in 1973 are making an Australian Tour 30 October – 8 November 2016
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John William Waterhouse – Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder
Victorian artist John William Waterhouse paintings are a type of ‘romantic classicism’ as he interpreted history legend & poetry inspired by the pre-Raphaelites
The Schola Cantorum – Singing Songs of Praise as One Voice
In the early Christian church creating songs of praise, devotion and thanksgiving, reflected the beauty of the cosmos. When accompanied by dance movements and hand clapping, from the fourth century onward, rhythmical hymnody took the lead. Aurelius Ambrose (St Ambrose c337 – 397) descended from an ancient Roman family. He…
St Cecilia and Music – The Audible Breath of Ages
St Cecilia was a high born woman whose ancestors loom large in ancient Rome’s history, because she was believed to have sung in her heart to God alone. Martyred for her beliefs she became patron saint of music. Over the centuries the instruments that have played and the voices that…