I wandered in to the old church in Ship Street and listened to the song. It only takes 11 minutes to hear the whole piece: it takes a life-time to resonate.

Thomas Tallis's choral masterpiece Spem in Alium was written circa 1573 for forty parts - eight choirs of five voices. Now, in this contemporary audio installation, Tallis's renaissance epic is reborn in an emotional experience of space and intimacy.

look and listen a bit on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF0NF4Dzct8

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