The Tallis Scholars

The Tallis Scholars founded in 1973 by their director, Peter Phillips. Through their recordings and concert performances, they have established themselves as the leading exponents of Renaissance sacred music throughout the world. Phillips has worked with the ensemble to create the purity and clarity of sound which he feels best serves the Renaissance repertoire. It is the resulting beauty of sound for which The Tallis Scholars have become so widely renowned.

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, they celebrated their 50th birthday and they have now performed nearly 2750 concerts.

The 2025-26 season highlights include performances in Japan, the U.S., East Asia and a number of appearances in London as well as their usual touring schedule in Europe and the U.K.

Recordings by The Tallis Scholars have attracted many awards throughout the world. The 2020 release including Missa Hercules Dux Ferrarie was the last of nine albums in The Tallis Scholars' project to record and release all Josquin's masses before the 500th anniversary of the composer’s death. It was the winner of the BBC Music Magazine’s Recording of the Year Award in 2021 and the 2021 Gramophone Early Music Award. Their Gimell release in November 2024 was music by Robert Fayrfax and was the Editor’s Choice in Gramophone. In 2026, they released their first recording on Linn Records which showcases a body of work written for the group by U.S. composer Nico Muhly. The disc was selected as Gramophone’s Editor’s Choice in April 2026.