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The Hours is an awe-inspiring sound installation that
celebrates the impulse to pray and to praise – an
impulse shared by people from all over the world.

This new work, from the renowned UK choral group
The Clerks, combines pre-recorded and live music
to create a 12-hour collage of sounds, voices and music.

Listen

From 10am, specially-recorded material from faith
communities around Brighton and Hove is interwoven
with pre-recorded music from diverse cultures and the
universal poetry of the psalms to create a unique
tapestry of sound.

From 8pm, the diverse elements of the collage
coalesce into a live performance by The Clerks,
featuring 16th-century English composer John
Taverner’s sumptuous
Missa Gloria tibi Trinitas and
a new work by Jonathan Green.

“Marvellously refined and expressive performances…
an admirable example of a programme offering both
unity and diversity.” The Times


Plus: Walk-in workshop.
Come and record your own prayers and songs using
state-of-the-art recording and sampling techniques.

3-5pm, Co-op Post Office, London Road.
Free access

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