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The Tudor Revival

7:30pm, Sat, 21 Mar 2026

  • Event Details
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  • Type of event: Performance
    Start time: 7:30pm
    Venue: Church of St John The Evangelist, Park Street, Taunton, TA1 4DG
    Description: The Tudor Revival
    The organist, composer and teacher Sir Robert Runciman Terry (1864 - 1938)  was instrumental in reviving interest in the music of Tudor composers.  He transcribed many pieces from that troubled C16 era when destructive and violent  religious disagreements were rife, particularly during the reigns of Bloody Mary, Queen of Scots  and Queen Elizabeth 1.
    Terry’s transcriptions were frequently performed in Westminster Cathedral and heard by many of Terry’s near contemporaries, including Vaughan-Williams (1872 - 1958) and Howells (1892-1983). 
    Both were fascinated by the intricate construction of these centuries old compositions and this concert pays tribute through their music to the legacy of both R R Terry and those much earlier composers who have left such a treasury of glorious choral music.
    Programme
    Ave Verum William Byrd (1540 - 1623)
    O Salutaris Hostia Thomas Tallis (1505 - 1585)
    Master Tallis Testament (organ solo) Herbet Howells (1892 - 1983)
    Mass in the Dorian Mode Herbert Howells
    INTERVAL  
    O Clap your Hands Together Orlando Gibbons (1583 - 1625)
    Agnus Dei Thomas Morley (1557 - 1602)
    Organ Solo Thomas Tallis
    Mass in G Minor Ralph Vaughan WIlliams (1872 - 1958)