Mastersingers sing madrigals

Forty-two voices, a cappella

By Andrew Moore / The Bulletin
May 12, 2006

Before Lennon and McCartney, England was home to another set of celebrated composers.

They were Thomas Morley and Thomas Weelkes, two Elizabethan-era songsmiths who co-wrote madrigals. According to Clyde Thompson, the conductor of the 42-voice Central Oregon Mastersingers, the duo's popularity....

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