Please note that this concert will now take place at St Mark's Church, Bilton, due to the recent fire in Leamington Hastings church. Those who have already bought tickets have been notified by letter and e-mail. Seats are still available, phone David Potts on 07966 584328. For directions, see the street map .

The Tallis Chamber Choir was founded in 1982 by Philip Simms and quickly establishesd itself both in the UK and Europe as an excellent and versatile group of singers. The choir’s title stems from Philip’s long association with St Alphege Church, Greenwich, where the 16th century composer Thomas Tallis worked and is buried.

From its inception, TCC has had a special relationship with the English Chamber Orchestra, and they perform and record together regularly.

TCC can field from 8 to 60 singers, as appropriate, and enjoys a repertoire which encompasses music from the 12th to the 21st centuries, with orchestra and a cappella, operatic, sacred and secular. The choir has sung in several languages and in many different styles.

The choir has worked with many internationally acclaimed conductors
including Ashkenasy, Bruggen, Harnoncourt, Hickox, Jarvi, Mackerras,
Malgoire, Mehta, Menuhin, Paul Goodwin and Norrington.

Philip Simms is a versatile conductor, chorus master and instrumentalist, with an unusually varied musical background. Educated at the Royal Academy of Music, he received tuition in conducting from Sir Adrian Boult, Sir Colin Davis, Antal Dorati, George Hurst and Sir Charles Mackerras.

Philip has conducted in all London’s concert halls and throughout the UK with orchestras such as the LSO, London Mozart Players, Manchester Camerata, Trinity College of Music, the London Concert Orchestra and the Orchestra of the Millenium.