A week from tonight at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin the Tallis Scholars will be singing music from the Spanish Renaissance:
Alonso Lobo
Missa Maria Magdalenae
Tomás Luis de Victoria
Three Lamentations for Holy Saturday
Dum complerentur
Francisco Guerrero
Ave Virgo sanctissima
Regina caeli
Maria Magdalene
Tickets are $40, or $24 if you’re 25 or under. If you are at all near New York and have any love of beauty, I highly recommend it. For more information and tickets, visit the Miller Theatre’s website .
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