Siglo de Oro

Siglo de Oro is one of the leading young professional choirs of its generation, known for innovative programming, musical excellence, and exciting interpretations of renaissance and contemporary repertoire. The choir made its professional debut at the Spitalfields Festival in 2014 of which The Financial Times said: ‘Siglo de Oro, under the assured direction of Patrick Allies, performed with vivacity and poise.’ Since then the group has appeared at festivals across the UK and Europe, including Music on the Quantocks, the Voices of London Festival, the Victoria International Music Festival in Malta, and the Christmas Festival at St John’s Smith Square, as well as regular live performances on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune. In 2016 Siglo de Oro released its first CD with Delphian Records, which BBC Music Magazine made a Christmas Choice and called 'a debut with a difference… a novel, ungimmicky project, vividly executed’, while Gramophone described it as 'so invigorating... this one hits you with its character and depth’. ​ In 2017 the choir will perform at festivals in the UK and in Malta, and will make its second disc with Delphian Records in September, featuring the world-premiere recording of Hieronymus Praetorius' Missa Tulerunt Dominum meum.