[NEohioPAL]Oberlin Conservatory press release

[Marci Janas]

RENOWNED TALLIS SCHOLARS BRING RENAISSANCE
SACRED MUSIC TO OBERLIN DEC. 2

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:	MEDIA CONTACT: Marci Janas
November 20, 2003		440-775-8328//marci.janas at oberlin.edu


OBERLIN, OHIO -- "Anyone familiar with Renaissance music knows that this 
group has attained superstardom."

That's what the Boston Globe had to say about the Tallis Scholars, the 
renowned ensemble that has been a leading exponent of Renaissance sacred 
music since 1973.

The Tallis Scholars will appear in concert, under the direction of their 
founder, Peter Phillips, on Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 8 p.m. in Oberlin College's 
Finney Chapel. Their appearance is sponsored by Oberlin's Artist Recital 
Series, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary this season.

The program of sacred Renaissance music will include Philip de Monte's 
Laudate dominum, Peccantem me quotidie, and Missa Sine nomine; Allegri's 
Miserere; and Palestrina's Stabat Mater, Alma redemptoris, Magnificat, and 
Nunc dimittis.

The Tallis Scholars' exploration of the depth and variety of this 
repertoire has reached a worldwide audience. The ensemble creates, through 
good tuning and blend, the purity and clarity that best serves it, allowing 
every detail of the musical lines to be heard, and resulting in the beauty 
of sound for which they are known. The Chicago Tribune calls theirs "an 
almost perfect blend . . . a thrilling and otherworldly sound."

The group performs in sacred and secular venues; in 1994 they performed in 
the Sistine Chapel to mark the restoration of Michelangelo's frescoes. 1998 
found them in London's National Gallery, premiering a commissioned John 
Tavener work with Sting as narrator; in 2000 they performed with Sir Paul 
McCartney. Much of the ensemble's pioneering reputation comes from their 
association with Gimell Records, established specifically to record them. 
In 1994 the Tallis Scholars performed in the Basilica of Santa Maria 
Maggiore, Rome, on the 400th anniversary of the death of Palestrina, who 
had trained there as a choirboy and later worked as Maestro di Cappella. 
Gimell recorded the concerts, which are available on video and CD. Other 
recordings have attracted many awards, including Gramophone magazine's 
Record of the Year award, the only early music recording ever to be so 
honored.

Advance, reserved-seat tickets for the Tallis Scholars may be purchased by 
calling Oberlin's Central Ticket Service box office at 440-775-8169. Prices 
range from $7 for students, $16 for senior citizens, educators, and those 
with an Oberlin College I.D., and $20 for the general public. Tickets 
purchased at the door are an additional $3.

Subscription and individual tickets are still available for the remaining 
concerts in the Artist Recital Series. For more information, please call 
the CTS box office at 440-775-8169 or visit www.oberlin.edu/con. CTS is 
located in the lobby of Hall Auditorium, 67 N. Main St. (Route 58), between 
the Oberlin Inn and the Allen Memorial Art Museum.  Box office hours are 
Monday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m. and select Saturdays from noon to 
5 p.m.

The Artist Recital Series is sponsored by the Oberlin Conservatory of Music 
at Oberlin College with additional support from the Friends of the Artist 
Recital Series. Media sponsorship for the Artist Recital Series is provided 
by WCLV 104.9-FM, Cleveland's classical music radio station, WVIZ and 
90.3-WCPN ideastream, and Northern Ohio Live magazine.

All programs and artists are subject to change.

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Marci Janas
Director of Conservatory Media Relations
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Tel: 440-775-8328
Fax: 440-775-5457
marci.janas at oberlin.edu
www.oberlin.edu/con

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