The three-time Grammy nominees, Tallis Scholars, were founded in 1973 by their artistic director, Peter Phillips. Through their recordings and concert performances, they have established themselves as the leading exponents of Renaissance sacred music throughout the world. Peter Phillips has worked with the ensemble to create, through good tuning and blend, the purity and clarity of sound which he feels best serves the Renaissance repertoire, allowing every detail of the musical lines to be heard. It is the resulting beauty of sound for which The Tallis Scholars have become so widely renowned.
The Tallis Scholars perform in both sacred and secular venues, giving around 80 concerts each year. In 2013 the group celebrated their 40th anniversary with a World Tour, performing 99 events in 80 venues in 16 countries. In 2020 Gimell Records celebrated 40 years of recording the group by releasing a remastered version of the 1980 recording of Allegri’s ‘Miserere’. In 2023/24 as they celebrated their 50th Birthday, the desire to hear this group in all corners of the globe was as strong as ever. They have now performed more than 2500 concerts.
This evening’s performance will explore winter intonations, in the spirit of the season. The theme behind this seasonal program is the Virgin Mary, whether celebrating her own divinity (in the Votive Mass written by Byrd), or in the context of the birth of Christ (in Tallis’s epic Missa Puer natus). The choice of music is taken exclusively from the English repertoire, featuring not only renaissance masterpieces but also compositions by Britten and Matthew Martin.
“Voices immaculately balanced and sublimely paced” – Jeremy Pound, BBC Music Magazine
“One of the world’s premiere vocal ensembles.” – Washington Post
“One of the UK’s greatest cultural exports.” – BBC Radio
“These ten singers displayed the floating silkiness, light without seeming insubstantial, that has been the Tallis trademark over its remarkable career.” – New York Times
Check them out here:
Location:
Highland Center for the Arts
2875 Hardwick St.
Greensboro, VT
Tickets: $45
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