On Wednesday September 16th, ORA Singers under Suzi Digby performed Thomas Tallis’s 40-part Spem in Alium as part of a livestreamed event that also included the world premiere of Vidi aquam, a specially commissioned choral work by Sir James MacMillan; Ave verum corpus by William Byrd (who was Tallis’ student and later colleague); and Roderick Williams’s Ave Verum Reimagined.
To watch our interview with Suzi Digby ahead of the performance, click here.