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The Forty Part Motet, 2001, by Janet Cardiff, A Re-working of Spem in Alium Nunquam Habui 1573, by Thomas Tallis. 40 loudspeakers mounted on stands, placed in an oval, amplifiers, and playback computer, 14 min. loop with 11 mins. of music and 3 mins. of intermission. Courtesy of Galerie Barbara Weiss and the artist. Photo: Markus Tretter.
The Forty Part Motet by Janet Cardiff was originally produced by Field Art Projects with the Arts Council of England, Canada House, the Salisbury Festival and Salisbury Cathedral Choir, BALTIC Gateshead, The New Art Gallery, Walsall, and the NOW Festival, Nottingham. Sung by Salisbury Cathedral Choir. Recording and Postproduction by SoundMoves. Edited by George Bures Miller. Produced by Field Art Projects.