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1. Bernard Brandt says:

   September 25, 2009 at 4:35 pm

   Wow. And again, I say unto thee: Wow.

   For those in the know (in other words, any reader of this estimable weblog), this is a motet in 40 parts, that is, eight choirs of five parts each. And one man sings it, rather well, under the circumstances.

   I’m not saying this is the King’s Singers’ version. There are some clunkers here. But this is probably every bit as good as the first performance in the halls of the Duke of Norfolk who commissioned it.

   Thank you, AAE, for introducing me to it, and to the Choir of Cheahs.

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2. Norm says:

   October 10, 2009 at 11:16 pm

   Outstanding! To be able to sing that well and to mix so many parts into a coherent performance displays great talent. I wonder what the next project will be for the Choir of Cheahs ?

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1. Do-It-Yourself Choir « Aliens in This World says:

   September 27, 2009 at 11:58 am

   [...] September 27, 2009 The Choir of Cheahs (ie, one guy named Cheah, recording himself singing all the parts, and then mixing them together) performs the 40-part motet by Thomas Tallis, “Spem in Alium”. (Via the Recovering Choir Director.) [...]

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