Choral concert by the London vocal ensemble Siglo de Oro, singing the music of William Byrd and Thomas Tallis.
Siglo de Oro are playing St Martin's Church on Wednesday 10 March, with the music of William Byrd and Thomas Tallis. If you're not familiar with the names, Byrd and Tallis were the two giants of the English Renaissance, and their work is exactly what this group does best.
Siglo de Oro is a London-based vocal ensemble led by director Patrick Allies. They describe themselves as an adventurous group, and that's a fair summary of where they've been lately. In recent seasons they've held a three-concert residency at Wigmore Hall, collaborated with composer Caroline Shaw, and toured the US and Canada, with appearances at festivals across the UK and in Sweden, Finland, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. They've also put out six recordings for Delphian Records, which have picked up praise from BBC Music Magazine, Fono Forum and Music Web International.
What makes them a bit different from your typical early music group is how wide their repertoire runs. They don't just stick to the old stuff; they go from the Middle Ages right through to newly commissioned works by composers like Kerensa Briggs, Marisse Cato and Ben Rowarth. So, while this particular night is focused on the 16th-century polyphony of Byrd and Tallis, it's part of a much broader range they work across.
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The concert starts at 7:30 pm at St Martin's Church, Salisbury SP1 2HY.
