The Tallis Scholars

No one would have ever imagined, half a century ago, that the vocal music of the Renaissance would enter the mainstream. Instead, The Tallis Scholars have succeeded in making Palestrina’s Masses, Josquin’s Motets and Gesualdo’s sacred music “popular”. Founded in 1973 by Peter Phillips, the ensemble has impressive numbers: more than 2,000 concerts, 100 countries visited, 50 records, but above all an impressive vocal quality: perfect intonation, density and homogeneity of timbre, clarity of counterpoint. And often, as on this occasion, he combines the Old with the New.