Spitalfields Music Festival 2025

The Choir of the Chapels Royal, HM Tower of London


Messiaen and Palestrina's masses intertwine

Wednesday 9th July, 7pm

Tower of London – The Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula

PRICE: £15-50

Our festival ends with one of the world’s best choirs in one of London’s oldest and most iconic building, with performances of a Mass by the leading composer of the late Renaissance, and Messiaen’s Messe de la Pentecôte, written around 400 years later with its sparkling evocations of birdsong.

Choir of the Chapels Royal, HM Tower of London
Colm Carey  Conductor

Palestrina   Missa Dum Complerentur
Messiaen    Messe de la Pentecôte

 

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WEDNESDAY 9 JULY
7:00 PM
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Venue information

Tower of London – The Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula

Tower of London
London
EC3N 4AB
United Kingdom

Get directions

Underground and National Rail

Tower Hill (5 mins)
Fenchurch Street (6 mins)
Tower Gateway (9 mins)Walking times are given in brackets.

Buses

All of our venues are easy to reach by bus. To plan your quickest route use TFL’s journey planner.

Please note that the journey to the chapel requires walking from the Tower Gates, and there are approximately 5 steps down to the entrance.

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