‘We hope listeners will enjoy this remarkable music as much as we did.’ Our Musical Director @davidallinson.bsky.social on rediscovering and recording a Requiem by a great composer ⬇️ www.planethugill.com/2026/01/viva...

Vivanco’s ‘lost’ Requiem: Conductor David Allinson on unearthing new treasures from the Spanish Golden Age

Vivanco’s ‘lost’ Requiem: Conductor David Allinson on unearthing new treasures from the Spanish Golden Age

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Out today on Toccata! Congrations to @davidallinson.bsky.social and @renaissancesingers.bsky.social 🥳

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FEATURE | Vivanco Resurrected: The pleasure of finding 'new' old music Musical Director of The Renaissance Singers David Allinson and Producer Stephen Rice discuss the first recording of Sebastian de Vivanco's ‘lost’ Requiem on Toccata Read now 🔗 https://go.continuoconnect.com/vivanco-resurrected

Today’s the day! Our premiere recording of music by Sebastián de Vivanco is out now. 💿 Buying a CD directly from us supports our charitable mission to bring Renaissance music to new audiences: bit.ly/3YkDiGz You can also stream or buy the recording on all good platforms: listn.fm/devivanco/

📆 One month until the release of our CD by Toccata! In this video from our recording sessions in July, our Musical Director David Allinson conducts us in the premiere recording of the Agnus Dei from Vivanco’s Requiem. 🎥 💿 Pre-order your copy of the CD here: www.renaissancesingers.com/tickets

Our next concert, conducted by @davidallinson.bsky.social , aims to dispel the cynicism of modern Christmastide with a mixture of superb motets, mass music and villancicos drawn from the Spanish golden age. Tickets from £13, free for under 21s. 🎟️ www.renaissancesingers.com/concerts

Sebastián de Vivanco died #OTD in 1622. @davidallinson.bsky.social and Stephen Rice spoke to Continuo Connect about Vivanco’s mysterious and beautiful Requiem, and how we made the first ever recording of it. ⬇️ 💿 The CD launches on 9 January 📆

Continuo Connect@continuoconnect.bsky.social · 12mo ago

FEATURE | Vivanco Resurrected: The pleasure of finding 'new' old music Musical Director of The Renaissance Singers David Allinson and Producer Stephen Rice discuss the first recording of Sebastian de Vivanco's ‘lost’ Requiem on Toccata Read now 🔗 https://go.continuoconnect.com/vivanco-resurrected

In our first open workshop of 2025—26, performer and researcher Alison Kinder will lead a marriage of voices and viols in glorious repertoire by Orlando Gibbons. Some places are still open for tenors and basses. Book yours here: www.renaissancesingers.com/workshops

Hear how English composers responded to the doctrinal turmoil of the 16th century in our next concert on 18 October, conducted by @davidallinson.bsky.social and illuminated in a pre-performance talk by Dr Kerry McCarthy. Tickets from £13, free for under 21s. 🎟️ www.renaissancesingers.com/concerts

A hot but rewarding weekend recording polyphony by Sebastián de Vivanco and his Spanish contemporaries, conducted by @davidallinson.bsky.social. 😅 Our new CD is now in production and will be released by Toccata. The timing is to be confirmed, but may be early in 2026. #watchthisspace. 💿

Thank you to our lovely audience members for braving the heat to make it to our concert on Saturday evening! We were thrilled to give the first performance of a new, authoritative edition of Vivanco’s ‘lost’ Requiem, reconstructed from manuscript sources as a complete and unified work.

With one week to go until our next concert, David tells us more about the music of Sebastián de Vivanco which is at the heart of our programme. 📅 Saturday 28 June at 7.30pm 📍 French Protestant Church of London, 8-9 Soho Square, London W1D 3QD 🎟️ www.renaissancesingers.com/concerts

Sebastián de Vivanco forged his own path and some highly original music. Our Musical Director @davidallinson.bsky.social conducts us in works by Vivanco and his contemporaries: 📅 Saturday 28 June at 7.30pm 📍 French Protestant Church of London, 8-9 Soho Square 🎟️ www.renaissancesingers.com/concerts

At last night’s open rehearsal we were delighted to be joined by a number of supporters who have kindly donated to our Crowdfunder campaign 🙏 David coached us all on music by Vivanco, Ribera, Robledo and others that we’ll perform on 28 June.

Versa est in luctum: Generations of Iberian composers left a rich legacy of emotionally intense works that confront mortality and offer consolation. Join us in three weeks: 📅 Saturday 28 June at 7.30pm 📍 French Protestant Church of London, 8-9 Soho Square 🎟️ www.renaissancesingers.com/concerts

Hear music about mortality from Renaissance Spain, including the first performance of a new, authoritative edition of Sebastián de Vivanco's 'lost' Requiem. 📅 Saturday 28 June at 7.30pm 📍 French Protestant Church of London, 8-9 Soho Square, London W1D 3QD 🎟️ www.renaissancesingers.com/concerts

What a privilege to be part of this evening’s workshop on Marian motets with Owain Park: a masterclass in listening, achieving balance, and shaping polyphony not just expressively, but with purpose. Thanks to everyone who joined us! #renaissancemusic

Just a few places are still available for tenors and basses in our next workshop on the evening of 28 April. Join us for an evening working on gorgeous repertoire with Director of The Gesualdo Six, Owain Park. 🎟️ www.renaissancesingers.com/workshops

Have you heard our latest compline broadcast on Radio 3 yet? If not, it’s available free on BBC Sounds for one more week: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... This service features polyphony by Byrd, Tye and Palestrina.

BBC Radio 3 - Compline, Lent 3

From the Church of St Anne and St Agnes, Gresham Street, London.

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Thanks to everyone who joined us last night in St Mary’s Bourne Street 👋 And #thankyou to Sally Dunkley for being our inspiring guest conductor in Robert White’s Lamentations for five voices, and #polyphony by Lhéritier, Lassus, Rebelo, Taverner, Ferrabosco and Crequillon. 📸 Jeremy James

⏰ Concert at 7:30pm tonight! 🎟️ Tickets on the door from £15; free for under 21s. 🤓 Programme and details: www.renaissancesingers.com/concerts

Lovers of Renaissance music, we need your help! 🫵 We aim to make the first commercial recording of the beautiful Missa pro defunctis by Sebastián de Vivanco. 💿 To do it we need to raise £5,000. If you can donate, we’ll reward you! Find out more here: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/vivanco-cd...

🚨 Today we are thrilled to announce our next event marking Palestrina’s 500th anniversary: A pioneering collaboration in the electronic dance music (EDM) space, fusing polyphony with techno, dubstep and jungle. Move your body to hard-edged sounds Palestrina would surely have loved! #aprilfools

We love to champion Renaissance music that is brilliant, but not well known. Our next concert features Robert White’s stunning Lamentations for five voices. Guest conductor Sally Dunkley tells us more. 📆 Saturday 5 April at 7:30pm 📌 St Mary’s Bourne St 🎟️ www.renaissancesingers.com/concerts

Tune in at 9:30pm on Sunday to hear us singing compline on BBC Radio 3, conducted by @davidallinson.bsky.social and with one of our very own altos, Helena, leading us in chant. This broadcast features Renaissance polyphony by Byrd, Palestrina and Tye. 🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 3 - Compline, Lent 3

From the Church of St Anne and St Agnes, Gresham Street, London.

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Calling all singers! Join us for an evening workshop with star composer, singer, conductor, and Director of The Gesualdo Six, Owain Park. Tickets from £12; free for under 21s. 📅 Monday 28 April at 7pm 📌 St Stephen's, Rochester Row 🚇 St James' Park or Victoria 🎟️ www.renaissancesingers.com/workshops

We’re thrilled to be working with Sally Dunkley as guest conductor for our next concert, which offers a gorgeous range of Renaissance music for Lent and Easter. Tickets from £13, free for under 21s. 📆 Saturday 5 April at 7:30pm 📌 St Mary’s Bourne St 🎟️ www.renaissancesingers.com/concerts

Thank you to everyone who joined us today! Above all, thanks to Tim Braithwaite, Artistic Director of Cappella Pratensis, for leading such an engaging open workshop on #Josquin. We had an interesting and fun day delving into the mentality of singers in the Renaissance, and learning new skills.

This week we started rehearsals with the brilliant Sally Dunkley, who is guest conductor for our next concert on 5 April! 📅 Our programme will include Robert White’s powerful and emotional Lamentations for five voices, which we’ll perform in Sally’s own edition. More details coming soon...

Two weeks to go until our open workshop for singers: Unlocking the secret musical art of Josquin. Our workshop leader Tim Braithwaite—Artistic Director of the Dutch vocal ensemble Cappella Pratensis—describes what we’ll be working on. Join us on 8 March! 🎟️ www.renaissancesingers.com/workshops

A big thank you to our friends at @continuoconnect.bsky.social for helping us spread the word about our Josquin workshop on 8 March, led by Tim Braithwaite. 🙏 We still have space for more singers. Find out more: www.continuoconnect.com/events/unloc...

Concert | The Renaissance Singers: Unlocking the secret musical art of Josquin | Continuo Connect

The Renaissance Singers’ open workshops give anyone with some experience of singing and an ability to read music an opportunity to be coached on Renaissance repertoire by leading practitioners in the ...

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