The Renaissance Singers is a specialist chamber choir that has brought the best in Renaissance vocal music to audiences in Britain for over 80 years.
Founded in London in 1944, the choir was a pioneer in the 20th century early music revival. Under its current Musical Director David Allinson, the choir maintains a busy schedule of performances, workshops and recordings.
Performing Renaissance music that others do not, and aiming to engage wider audiences, the choir strives for the highest musical standards in all it does. Its programmes offer unique paths of discovery for singers and audiences alike.
“Not only was the performance outstanding, but the choice of music, much of it being heard for the first time in the UK, was a brilliant choice by their inspirational musical director and conductor David Allinson… they are currently at the top of their game, with excellent and well-drilled singers.”
Andrew Benson-Wilson
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W O R K S H O P
Twice the fun
Double choir works from Renaissance Italy
A workshop for voices led by Will Dawes
Monday 26 October, 7.00 - 9.00pm
St Stephen's, Rochester Row, London, SW1P 1LE
Doppio coro? Che bella!
Because apparently one choir is simply not enough.
Join the Renaissance Singers for an evening of glorious Renaissance polyphony, featuring eight-part splendour from Victoria, Allegri, Gabrielli and Croce, topped off with Palestrina’s Ecce nunc benedicite a12— because adding yet another choir seems like a perfectly sensible way to finish the workshop.
R E C O R D I N G
We're so proud of our world premier recording of Sebasitan de Vivanco's Missa pro defunctis and motets, conducted by our Musical Director David Allinson.
Our CD was released on 9 January by Toccata Classics.
Buying a CD directly from us supports our charitable mission to bring Renaissance music to new aduiences. It’s a beautiful object with an informative liner booklet.
On Continuo Connect, David and our Producer Stephen Rice discuss Vivanco's overlooked genius, the mysteries surronding his Requiem, and how we made the first recording of this 'lost' music from the Spanish Golden Age.
In this short video David reveals more about Vivanco’s life, his setting of the Requiem, and the originality of his style. In the background the choir is rehearsing Bernardino de Ribera’s Dimitte me ergo and Vivanco’s Versa est in luctum.
D A T E S F O R Y O U R D I A R Y
Sunday 13 Decenber, 2026
Christmas Concert
Conductor: David Allinson
Venue: To be confirmed
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Saturday 13 February 2027
Winter Concert
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Saturday 24 April 2027
Spring Concert
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Saturday 26 June 2027
Summer Concert
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J O I N U S
We are currently recruiting tenors.
If you're an excellent sight-reader and are confident singing in smaller groups, unaccompanied, we'd love you to hear from you.
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