ALAMIRE Information

Alamire boasts some of the finest consort singers in the world under the directorship of David Skinner. Inspired by the great choral works of the medieval and early modern periods, the ensemble expands or contracts according to repertoire and often combines with instrumentalists, creating imaginative programmes to illustrate musical or historical themes. The ensemble was formed in 2005 by three friends and early music experts: David Skinner, Rob Macdonald and Steven Harrold. Performing extensively throughout Europe and the USA, the consort recorded a number of award-winning CDs for Obsidian Records. In 2015 they received the coveted Gramophone Award (Early Music) for The Spys Choirbook, while Anne Boleyns Songbook was nominated for a BBC Music Award, and was CD of the Year (Choral & Song) in Australias Limelight Magazine. Thomas Tallis: Songs of Reformation highlighted new fascinating discoveries about a musical collaboration between the composer and Queen Katherine Parr, and was widely covered by the UK media including BBC Breakfast television. Alamire now record for the Inventa label, the first release being the polychoral works of the northern German composer Hieronymus Praetorius.