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The Tallis Scholars tour widely, performing some 70 concerts a year, in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. In April 1994, they sang Allegri's Miserere mei, Deus in the Vatican's newly restored Sistine Chapel, [6] and in February 1994, they performed in Rome's Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of the composer Palestrina.
Gimell Records was established in 1980 by Peter Phillips and Steve Smith, specifically to record the work of the British vocal ensemble The Tallis Scholars. [1] As of June 2024 its catalogue numbers 60 original albums and 15 compilation albums.
The Tallis Scholars celebrated their 25th anniversary in 1998 with a tour that included concerts at New York's Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, singing music by English composers of the Tudor period (Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, and William Mundy, among others), and by continental composers such as Palestrina and Nicolas Gombert. [5]
Tessa Bonner (28 February 1951 - 31 December 2008) was a soprano, specialising in repertoire of the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical eras. She sang with The Tallis Scholars for 25 years, with whom she recorded 37 albums and performed in 1,100 concerts. [1]
Phillips first met the composer John Tavener in 1977, which led to a lifelong friendship. [19] For many years Tavener was the only living composer to write for The Tallis Scholars, [20] a connection which resulted in pieces such as the Ikon of Light (1984), [21] Let not the Prince be silent (1988), the Lord's Prayer (1999), Tribute to Cavafy (1999) and The Requiem Fragments (2014), which was ...
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[3] [4] She has also been recorded as a member of the Tallis Scholars. [5] Holton is a frequent singer of baroque music and has performed or recorded with such early music specialists as John Eliot Gardiner, Ton Koopman and Gustav Leonhardt. [1] [2] Several critics have noted the light boyish qualities of her voice.