Gimell Records was founded by Steve Smith and myself in March 1980. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of this event – which gains in significance when one remembers how few independent labels there were in those days when compared with the current scene – we have released a new recording: Victoria’s three sets of Lamentations for Holy [...]
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Gimell at 30
Posted in Gimell, Tallis Scholars on 9 March 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Suffering for Art: the Tallis Scholars mid-session, recording Josquin in the Chapel of Merton College, Oxford.
Posted in photography, Tallis Scholars on 9 January 2010 | Leave a Comment »
from left to right: PP, Jan Coxwell, Amy Haworth, Caroline Trevor, Patrick Craig, George Pooley, Simon Wall, Mark Dobell, Don Greig, Steve Smith, Rob Macdonald
News of the Tallis Scholars
Posted in Tallis Scholars on 12 December 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Tallis Scholars on the way - in a style which does not always typify their transport in the US - to their 400th concert in North America. From left to right: George Pooley, Don Greig, Caroline Trevor, Jan Coxwell, Patrick Craig, Simon Wall, Amy Haworth (knitting). On the floor: Rob Macdonald and Will Balkwill. Chris Watson [...]
TSSS Oakham 2010
Posted in Tallis Scholars, TS Summer Schools on 9 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here are some of the details of the 2010 Tallis Scholars Summer School in Oakham: The course will run from 10th to the 17th July 2010, with the final concert on the 17th and the possibility of a Tallis Scholars concert in Merton College, Oxford, on the 14th. For this 11th edition, I have decided [...]
Rehearsal in Florence Cathedral
Posted in Tallis Scholars on 16 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This photograph was taken in Florence Cathedral by Raffaele Puccianti on the 30th September 2009. It shows my rear view as I conduct the Tallis Scholars, intermingled with the students collected by Raffaele and Paolo Ramacciotti for some intensive study of renaissance music. This concert was the grand finale, attended by a thousand people.
The 2010 Composers Award – press release
Posted in Tallis Scholars on 7 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The National Centre for Early Music is delighted to announce the 2010 NCEM Composers Award in which they continue to develop their successful partnership with BBC Radio 3 and the internationally acclaimed vocal ensemble The Tallis Scholars. This major national award is open to composers up to the age of 25, divided into two age [...]
New Tallis Scholars facebook page(s) – for fans everywhere
Posted in Tallis Scholars, TS Summer Schools on 17 September 2009 | 1 Comment »
I am pleased to announce the creation of a Tallis Scholars facebook page for supporters the world over. Although it is very young, this page already includes news about our records, concert programmes and Summer Courses (TSSS). You will probably know better than me how to sign on to it, but www.facebook.com seems to be a good [...]
Tallis Scholars on BBC Radio 3
Posted in Tallis Scholars on 11 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Part of the concert we gave in York Minster recently will be broadcast on the Early Music Show (BBC Radio Three) on Sunday July 19th at 1.00pm. The programme will consist of interviews with me and Delma Tomlin, hosted by Kate Bott, and the performance of all of Taverners’ Missa Corona spinea (if time allows) and the [...]
