Tallis Festival Tallis Festival The Tallis Festival, hosted by Exmoor Singers of London, forms the Tallis Festival Choir for just one weekend every 12 to 18 months. The Festival always includes Thomas Tallis' Spem in Alium for 40-part choir, but in addition has commissioned new 40-part works by modern composers, as companion pieces to Spem in Alium. In 2007 the Festival was recognised by the BBC for its contribution to new music and highlights from the Festival were broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 28 October 2007. The Festival originated from "Tallis Performance Weekends", held periodically over a number of years. The
The Tallis Scholars During their 40 years of concert performances, the group collected a number of recognitions. In 1987, the "Gramophone magazine" awarded The Tallis Scholars its "Record of the Year", and in 1989 the French magazine "Diapason" added its "Diapason d'Or de l'Année" award. In 1991 and 2004, the "Gramophone magazine" gave The Tallis Scholars its "Early Music Award". In 2012, the singers again received the "Diapason d'Or de l'Année" award, and in 2013 they were elected by a popular vote to the Gramophone's "Hall of Fame". The Tallis Scholars The Tallis Scholars is a British professional early music vocal ensemble normally