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(Redirected from Tonus Peregrinus (vocal ensemble)) British contemporary early-music group For the reciting tone in Gregorian chant, see Tonus peregrinus.

Tonus Peregrinus is a British vocal ensemble specialising in early music and contemporary sacred music, especially that of founder and director, Antony Pitts. Established in 1990, the ensemble have recorded numerous CDs for Naxos, their first winning the Cannes Classical Award (Arvo Pärt's Passio), and two albums of Antony Pitts' music for Hyperion RecordsSeven Letters and Alpha and Omega. Their latest album, Music from the Eton Choirbook (Naxos 8.572840), was recorded using a new microphone technique developed by NRK engineer Geoff Miles.

The ensemble sang at the memorial for Alexander Litvinenko.

References

  1. "TONUS PEREGRINUS – authentic & original". tonusperegrinus.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  2. "Pitts, Antony- Bio, Albums, Pictures – Naxos Classical Music". www.naxos.com. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. "antony pitts - Hyperion Records". www.hyperion-records.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  4. photograph of experimental "Elephant Ears"
  5. "There is a green hill far away - YouTube". www.youtube.com. 22 September 2006. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.


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