Cathedral Concert Series

Join us on Saturday, May 7 at 3:00 p.m. at the Advent for the next installment of the Cathedral Concert Series, featuring works by Thomas Tallis, including his 40-part motet. The Cathedral Choir will again join forces with the Choir of St. George’s Church, Nashville, to perform the motet in both Birmingham and Nashville.
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​Thomas Tallis’ monumental motet “Spem in alium nunquam habui” comprises 40 separate vocal parts: a combination of eight five-voice choirs. Scholars debate when and why it was written; some even believe it was composed as a dare of sorts. It is a spectacle to experience this work sung live.