The Renaissance Singers of London

The Renaissance Singers is London’s leading amateur chamber choir specialising in European sacred music of the 15th-17th centuries. We perform music by well-known great composers of the period including Josquin, Tallis, Byrd, Lassus, Palestrina and Victoria as well as giving rare airings to gems by lesser-known musicians.

We have a varied annual programme giving around five concerts a year, mainly in London, and undertake occasional overseas tours and exchange projects with foreign choirs.

The choir also hosts three workshops a year, open to all, where we explore Renaissance repertoire under expert direction.  Among our recent workshop leaders are John Milsom, Sally Dunkley, Philip Thorby and Bruno Turner.

NEWS: Renaissance Singers awarded BBC Choral Ambition grant 

The Renaissance Singers are one of a number of choirs around the UK to be awarded a grant from the BBC Performing Arts Fund’s Choral Ambition scheme. Our ‘Unearthing Treasures’ project will see the choir select some Renaissance polyphony not currently available in a modern scholarly edition and commission a fresh edition from Musical Director David Allinson. We will present the work at a free event on Thursday 30th September 2010 and at an Open Workshop on Monday 4th October. Watch this space for further updates on the project as it develops.

The BBC Performing Arts Fund is a charity that was set up within the BBC in 2003 to help everyone achieve their musical ambitions, from choirs, hip hop artists and musical theatre performers to folk musicians. Since its inception the fund has awarded over £3m to aspiring musicians, performers and groups across a range of genres through funding instruments, training and development. To learn more about what the fund does and how you can apply please visit the website.