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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2025 AT 4 PM

THE RENAISSANCE CHOIR:  THE TALLIS SCHOLARS
“MOTHER AND CHILD”

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“The rock stars of Renaissance vocal music” — The New York Times

 

“The sound coming from the Tallis Scholars almost surpassed the humanly possible.” — The Telegraph

 

“One of the UK’s greatest cultural exports.” — BBC Radio 3

ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE

For over five decades, The Tallis Scholars, led by founder and director Peter Phillips, have reigned as the world’s leading interpreters of Renaissance sacred music. Renowned for their purity of tone, exquisite blend, and deep musical insight, the ensemble has brought the glories of early choral music to audiences across the globe.

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Their program, Mother and Child, offers a profoundly moving meditation on motherhood, mystery, and the divine. Spanning five centuries, the all-English program features Thomas Tallis’s magnificent Missa Puer natus, William Byrd’s tender Votive Mass of the Virgin, John Taverner and John Nesbett’s intricate Renaissance gems, and Benjamin Britten’s radiant Hymn to the Virgin. Together, these works form a luminous arc that connects England’s sacred choral tradition from the Tudor era to the modern age.

2025-2026

SEASON
 

September 14, 2025
“Singers” from the Met Orchestra

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October 12, 2025
Lawrence Brownlee, tenor
 

November 2, 2025
Benjamin Appl, baritone; 
James Baillieu, piano


December 7, 2025
The Tallis Scholars

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January 18, 2026
Benjamin Beilman, violin; Jonathan Swenson, cello; 
Orion Weiss, piano


February 22, 2026
Radu Ratoi, accordion

March 8, 2026
Jonathan Biss, piano

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April 26, 2026
Jerusalem String Quartet 

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May 17, 2026
Chee-Yun, violin; Sterling Elliott, cello; Henry Kramer, piano

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​Artist Roster
 

Parlance Program Notes
 

LOCATION

At West Side Presbyterian Church
6 South Monroe Street
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
For map and directions, 
click here.
 

CONCERT AMENITIES

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Wheelchair Accessible
 

Free Parking for all concerts

FEATURING

PROGRAM


MOTHER AND CHILD
Program Notes 

Thomas Tallis:

Missa Puer natus - Gloria

William Byrd:

Votive Mass of the Virgin

Matthew Martin:

Salve Regina

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INTERMISSION

Thomas Tallis:

Missa Puer natus - Sanctus and Agnus

Benjamin Britten:

Hymn to the Virgin

John Taverner:

Mater Christi

John Nesbett:

Magnificat

Watch The Tallis Scholars perform Christmas highlights from the Renaissance :

Watch The Tallis Scholars sing Tomás Luis de Victoria's First Lamentation for Maundy Thursday:

PARLANCE CHAMBER CONCERTS

Performances held at West Side Presbyterian Church • 6 South Monroe Street, Ridgewood, NJ

 Wheelchair Accessible

Free Parking for all concerts

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Partial funding is provided by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts through Grant Funds administered by the Bergen County Department of Parks, Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs.

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